Monday, June 22, 2009

Health Care

While sitting in the doctor's office today, I overheard a conversation between the receptionist and a family.

It was a family of four—two young parents with their two young daughters—and it appeared that they lacked health care and couldn't treat their youngest child.

Not only would they be forced to wait around two to three hours for service, but their co-pay would be three times as much as I would have to pay.

I couldn't believe it.

"The child is sick and it is the doctor’s duty to treat her," I thought to myself.

After the argument ended, it was my turn.

"$65," she said.

My eyes popped open and my mind scread, "Huh?!"

My healthcare plan wasn't cheap, and it still costs $65 for a regular checkup?

There is something terribly wrong with this health care system.

I could go to Disneyland for around the same price. And trust me Disneyland is much better than having cold-gloved hands checking your body in front of your mother.

Our politicians need to get their act together and do something now about health care.

The big argument now seems to be the conflict of increasing health care, while keeping costs low.

To me, it's easy.

There are so many options for funding cuts or finding new sources of revenue:

  • cutting back on war cost
  • lowering the amount on money spent on other countries ( we must fix ourselves before we help others)


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