Saturday, September 26, 2009

Uninsured 22-Year-Old Boehner Constituent Dies From Swine Flu


A 22-year-old woman from Oxford, Ohio, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Kimberly Young graduated from Miami University in December and continued to live in Oxford, Ohio, within Minority Leader John Boehner’s congressional distrct. Reports now indicate that after initially getting sick, Young put off treatment because she was uninsured.

Young became ill about two weeks ago, but didn’t seek care initially because she didn’t have health insurance and was worried about the cost.