Through its hundreds of volunteers, the Good Samaritan Free Clinic provides free medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care to the working uninsured in Lee County. That's something the clinic's executive director says will likely continue even with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

"We will be here to see those folks. I believe our mission will remain the same," said Cindy Sparks.

Sparks says she thinks most patients who've relied on the free clinic in the past will continue to do so.

She says that's in part because Mississippi did not expand the Medicaid program.

Sparks says the working uninsured who take advantage of the clinic's services make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but often can't afford the premiums offered under Obamacare or most any other health care plan.

"When you have to pay your rent, have gasoline to go to work, groceries, utilities and your children have to have school clothes then there's just not a lot of money left over," Sparks replied.

The result, Sparks says, is an ongoing segment of people in this country who still have no health insurance.

They're the ones clinics like this will continue seeing come through their doors.

"That would be a great thing if everyone could be covered and it was affordable. We know that's probably not going to be realistic at this point in time," she added.

Sparks says she does not tell patients what insurance plan they should or should not get, but rather tries to educate them on costs, benefits and what's best for them.

The Good Samaritan Free Clinic sees close to 2,000 patients per year.

It just recently reached 61,000 patient visits since opening in 1992.

More than 400 physicians, pharmacists, lay people, and others volunteer at the clinic over the course of the year.