The “Deserving Poor” and the “Undeserving Poor”
A cruel disparity exists in the US. Most states in the nation currently recognize two separate groups of the poor—the “deserving poor” and the “undeserving poor.”[1] The …
About the Blogger
- Jennifer Lee is an assistant professor in emergency medicine at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She graduated from Yale University and received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed her residency training at Johns Hopkins. Currently, she attends in the emergency departments at George Washington University Hospital and the National Naval Medical Center. She is a native of northern Virginia but enjoys traveling. She joined Doctors For America early this year.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
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