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the health care crisis affects everyone if not now it will. Where McCain got his 'plan' from I have no idea. His plan is in my opinion totally out of touch with the reality of what is really happening in the United States. But of course he would be in the elite group that can have the best of health care and not worry.
No McCain you don't see the big picture.
Health Care Discrimination and the Middle Class
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May 5, 2008 -- Posted by Catherine Morgan
I recently wrote a piece for BlogHer on how opponents of universal health care promote healthy lifestyles as a way to decrease health care costs. Sounds great doesn't it? The trouble is, there is a fine line between encouraging healthy lifestyles and discriminating against the sick. It would be great if prevention and a healthy lifestyle could prevent chronic illness, but it just doesn't, it's much more complicated then that. And the McCain plan (if you can really call it a plan), not only blames the chronically ill for the high cost of health care, but allows the insurance industry to continue to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions. This country can not afford the kind of health care plan that John McCain is suggesting, and if you have any preexisting conditions, you are not covered under McCain's plan. Here Mrs. Edwards speaks from the perspective of someone recently dealing with cancer -- and warns that McCain's plan has very serious limitations and dangers for middle, modest and low income families. While protecting the wealthiest Americans, McCain's proposals endanger the health security of those less fortunate. Another troubling fact about the health care crisis, is that it isn't just hurting the uninsured anymore. Now, even if you have health insurance, you're not as protected as you might think. For more information you can read, What You Don't Know About Your Health Insurance, Could Soon Cost You Thousands. Even the Ensured Feel the Strain of Health Costs... The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs. So how much worse can this health care crisis get? Would you believe that some at the Pentagon are suggesting it could affect our military's readiness for war? This is from the Boston Globe... Like the many major corporations that insist their competitiveness is undermined by rising medical bills, the Pentagon is warning that mounting healthcare costs could jeopardize the military's ability to wage war. [Just a thought. Bring our troops home, and stop fighting this stupid war in Iraq! Maybe then our veterans can get quality health care? I think they deserve it.] Also See: How has the health care crisis affected you? If it hasn't affected you yet, are you worried it will? |
Tuesday May 6, 2008, 6:55 PM
Most of the "civilized world" seems to do OK with universal health care....itis not much different than what we have less the extra layer of private insurance companies. Those same companies are lobbying and serving out disinformation to keep the public scared and the business in their pockets. Wake up America!!
I do have "pre existing" conditions and was without health coverage for 7 years until my disability started in. Now I need to prove that I need medical attention to the same insurers that wanted to deny me coverage because I needed attention for my condition. What's wrong with that picture?