Health Care and Us

There are no death panels. Nobody is going to kill your grandmother. The New York Times and other print media have been trying to tell the people there are no death panels. But many would rather listen to hate mongers and others who “Hope the Obama president term fails,” Or “If we can beat health care reform it will be the Democrat’s waterloo.” In each of these statements there is no concern for the health of the nation but only a chance to get in power again. Anyone who reads the bill knows there are no “death Panels” If you take the time to read the bill you will know you are being lied to by Insurance/drug cartels and certain Republican “spokesmen”.

The health care reform bill is infinitely better than what we have now. We now have a system were the working poor, the poor and much of our middle class have no health insurance. I had two relatives who were laid off and could not afford COBRA. So they were without medical care. One has Parkinson, and a wife and baby. His one-month supply of medication is over $275.00. He was going to give up the medication to care for his wife and child. The family stepped in. Although they could not afford it, the family helped to support them with food and medication. Health insurance companies do not want to and will not insure people who have pre-existing chronic diseases. The most common killers, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease are almost uninsurable. Insurance companies will not insure if there are pre-existing diseases. So if you are sick even deadly sick you will not get insurance unless it is through government programs like Medicare, Medicaid or VA. Did you know our nation health is the worst of all industrialized nations, yes including Canada? A baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of living the first year than a baby born here. Yes our care system is screwed up it works only for the well to do and insurance and drug companies.

The new healthcare bill will stop all of that. In addition all will be able to afford health insurance even COBRA. If you have insurance and are happy with it you do not have to change and things will still improve for you. You will not get a 50% hike in premiums like you do now. There will be no increase in premiums because you or a family member becomes seriously ill. Nor will they be allowed to drop you because you become ill. Another great aspect of the bill is that folks who currently have no insurance will have insurance. Businesses, large and small, will be able to take better care of their employees because of more emphasis on preventive care health care premiums will be cheaper. There will be improved programs to produce more doctor and nurses. And most of all family Doctors would be rewarded at the same level as specialist doctors. The bill will not create a huge deficit. Most if not all the cost will be absorbed by the lower heath insurance, lower drug cost and improved health.

So write your representatives and tell them to vote for the people’s health insurance and not for the rich insurance/drug cartel or others who are just looking for a chance to regain power at the cost of the nations health.