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The site, myhealthresource.org, is sponsored by . It provides informationb on health services throughoutthe state, including local, stater and federal health care programs, insurance information about disease management prescription services, area hospital and clinicsx — along with locations and directionse — mental health assistance, homeless resource and A visitor simply enters a ZIP code, clicksd on the category of interest, and is presentecd with information and a varietty of options. The online resource comes as unemployment continuew to rise in the region and growing numbers of loca l residents lose their health insurancse along withtheir jobs.
There are an estimated 250,00o people without health insurance inSacramentio County, said registered nurse Maria president of Californians for Patient Care. “Sacramento’s firefighters and state governmeng workers are losing their jobs at analarming rate,” Roblese said in a pressx release. The online service providesz information on how to getcoverage and/od treatment at no or low cost. While the Web site is intendedf for consumers who need directiojnto services, doctors and other providerse may want to use it to find out how to help an uninsuredf patient get access to furtherr care.