“Former UVA associate professor of medicine and member of the Committee to Protect Healthcare Greg Gelburd began. Gelburd practiced family medicine for 40 years, beginning at a small family practice in Eastern North Carolina set up by the Federal Government, before moving to Charlottesville and starting Downtown Family Healthcare. He spoke to the crowd about the effect he saw on his patients getting the benefits of Medicaid while he saw them, and what happened when they lost it.
‘The same people that I saw at my practice, who had no insurance, then got Medicaid, will lose their insurance once again” Gelburd told Cville Right Now “I just want to do whatever I can. Honestly, it’s hard for me to sit back and do nothing.'”
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