55 million Americans have no medical insurance. Even more are inadequate covered by their health plans. US citizens are refused basic care by Blue Cross and Aetna and the drug companies gouge the sick for the sake of profit. President Obama has opened the debate of health care reform to bring the USA in line with the rest of the civilized nations ie Canada and France and Cuba who provide their people with universal health care.
My father was feeling a little light-headed on our road trip through northern Quebec. I stopped at a small clinic. The doctor checked out my old man. A thorough exam without a Cat-scan. The doctor told my father not to eat so much. That was 7 years ago. My father is now 89.
My good friend Randy had a benign brain tumor. The French hospital operated on him twice. The bill was zero and the hospital paid for his taxi fare home.
I smashed my hands playing basketball. I visited the emergency room. The wait was 3 hours. The doctor finally examined my hand for 30 seconds. No X-ray. No meds. The bill was $250.
Americans deserve good health care, yet the right has raised the specter of Communism on this issue. Town hall meetings to debate the topic have been disrupted by angry citizens. They fear euthanasia at 65, pinko doctors, illegal immigrants getting service before them and countless other phobias placed into this brains by the shit-stirrers of the right.
Will we be charged for health care?
Yes.
But America has to come to a decision on whether we want to fight a war in Iraq and Afghanistan or have access to hospitals without fear of bankruptcy or ineptitude due to the medical profession’s reliance of high-technology rather than their expertise.
The Hippocratic Oath has nothing in it about profit.
America is sick.
Over 30% of the nation is overweight. Another 30% are fat. The food is crap and people are dying because of it. There can be no debate about health without discussing fast food and processed food. America stop the madness. As Jesse Ventura said about obesity.
“Push away from the table.”
As for all the shouts.
It’s just to sell airtime for the networks who need an issue to sell fast food.
A pox on all their houses; insurers, food processors, and the media.
And everyone else; calm the fuck down.