Dec 18, 2009
Pass Health Reform
I’m very disappointed about the amount of influence a few senators have had in gutting major portions of this bill, and it would be much easier, in my view, to simply open Medicare to cover everyone, and increase the Medicare tax appropriately (a Canadian style system would be the result). However I’d still like to see the current bill pass. Krugman has laid it out for me:
At its core, the bill would do two things. First, it would prohibit discrimination by insurance companies on the basis of medical condition or history: Americans could no longer be denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition, or have their insurance canceled when they get sick. Second, the bill would provide substantial financial aid to those who don’t get insurance through their employers, as well as tax breaks for small employers that do provide insurance.
I need #1 and #2, so this isn’t about trying to do good for others who are less fortunate. This is about me. This is about wanting change so that I can be on a level playing field, and not second guess where I work, where I live, etc… because of health insurance.
