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July 24, 2007
Health Care Problems in the United States
I haven't seen the new Michael Moore movie, "Sicko," yet, although I'd like to. I have long felt that the system of health care in the United States has many problems.
I have grossly simplified things, but read on to find out what sort of health care reforms I'd like the presidential candidates to focus on.
1. Every citizen should have health care. The same health care should be available to everybody, rich or poor.
I vote for universal health care coverage, exactly like the systems in place in the U.K., France and Canada.
2. Again, everybody should have coverage, and the coverage should NOT be employer-based, but should stay the same regardless of where the person works.
Again, I vote for universal health care coverage, exactly like the systems in the U.K., Canada and France.
To be a health care system I would vote for, it has to have the following characteristics: Everybody has the coverage, nobody goes bankrupt paying for medical care.
The way our system is set up now is terrible. Drug companies and insurance companies give payola to politicians to serve their interests instead of the people's interests. Millions of working people don't have coverage. Other people go bankrupt paying medical bills.
It's time to get with the program that most advanced western nations follow: full national health coverage.
Posted by Jessica at July 24, 2007 03:23 PM
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