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2:54 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009

Remember Terri Schiavo? In 2005, Congress met and passed an emergency act to extend life care for Schiavo, who was in a coma. President George W. Bush flew from Texas to sign the bill. All eyes were on the plight of this young woman.

Fast-forward to now, when some 45,000 Americans are dying each year because of lack of adequate health care. Where is the outrage about this?

Isn’t it time to move beyond political bickering and do what every other industrial country does? Isn’t it time to provide universal health care for all our citizens?

James Faulconer

Kettering

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I believe John's comments were directed toward the study, which I believe is flawed as well. That being said, I agree there should be a mechanism whereby folks like Peg can get affordable coverage, but a gvmt takeover of the entire system to address a few is unwarrented. Thats why this is not about insurance or coverage or cost savings - it is purely about DC's desire for power to control us because the political class believes they are smarter, wiser and know better than us

TRS
10:18 AM, 11/7/2009

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fedup - you analogy of competition is a bit flawed. While you may buy the policy in one state it still requires the resident states stamp of approval. 2nd, comparing two states with limited competition, say 5-10 companies is much different than comparing two states which has up to 1300 companies competing. As for your issue, there is nothing in this bill which will lower premiums. Seems you want Cadillac coverage at the price of a Yugo.

TRS
10:11 AM, 11/7/2009

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John Lloyd, not everyone without insurance is a junkie, a ganster, or a hooker. My husband and I do not have health insurance. His employer does not offer it, I was let go from my job 3 1/2 years ago, and we are unable to get insurance on the "free market", because we both have pre-existing conditions. We are too young to get Medicare. We've been "bastions of society" all our lives.

Peg
6:14 PM, 11/6/2009

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John Lloyd I pay health insurance premiums every month, but have noooo health insurance because they never reimburse me for anything. My only option is to drop this policy and buy another crummy policy from a profit driven, not health driven insurance company. And for all you repubs that believe the answer is going to www.ehealthinsurance.com and buying across state lines, don't you believe it. That's what I'm already doing, and the insurance that I get there will probably be the death of me.

fed up
2:38 PM, 11/6/2009

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But we also need to allow free abortions to help kill tens of thousands of innocent children, right?

Quentin
1:40 PM, 11/6/2009

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