Health Insurance… “I’ve Got Mine”
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on February 24th, 2009 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
Am I my neighbor’s keeper? I have health insurance. You get yours.
In areas where the rate of uninsured is particularly high, the financial impact on providers negatively affects the quality and cost of services for the entire community so that even those with insurance are not likely to get satisfactory care.
It’s time for us, as a nation, to stop the “I’ve got mine” train of thought. The number of Americans without health insurance is growing as unemployment rises. My neighbor’s plight may become my own.
All Americans have a stake in health care reform. We are not giving up our independence… we are not abandoning what it means to be an American… by coming together for the common good and providing proper health care for all.
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February 24th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I would love to have universal health care, but when I hear stories of medicare fraud it makes me cringe. Why is there not more oversight for these con artist doctors. There definitely needs to be reform in the system, I agree.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
There have for many years been doctors and nurses that believe the oath they took. They only care for the patient. They don’t expect every case to bring them a new car or house or new toy. They work very hard and only have satisfaction in that they help. Then came the administrators, insurance companies and yes even the government. And because Doctors have historically not regulated themselves we all pay. Malpractice was designed to shut down bad doctors. That is the way it should be now. A Doctor is sued and found guilty his insurance should go up and only his not the whole system. If he is hit again then higher, until he is driven out of practice, not every other Doctor in his state. Since they would police themselves this would take care of the bad doctors, and lower good doctor operating costs. Moving on you could then start to look at the octo-moms, and what that costs the system. All basic illness should be covered for everyone. The costs are what need to be looked at, ie. why does a roll of gauze wrap cost about a dollar at WalMart but when provided by a medical supplier it is 5 dollars a roll. The list goes on and on. Get real costs, don’t put executive bonuses and bad doctors in my pocket. That would be a huge start. Just one woman’s opinion.