The Real Issue With Health Care

Different people have different perspectives and different views on health care and how it should work. That's natural. But the Affordable Health Care Act is what this country currently has and as far as I can tell, no one has offered any real alternative to that legislation. It's certainly a shame that the website that was meant to assist people in signing up has huge problems and needs to be fixed but again if we're honest with ourselves, some of that was manufactured by the fights and arguments that took place right up until the last minute of the roll out.

The bottom line is important though and some people seem to have lost sight of it. Thirty to forty million people are currently without health insurance of any kind. This is in addition to the stresses of unemployment, cuts to Food Stamps and other safety net types of programs. And this thirty-forty million isn't made up of just those traditional 'poor' people who can be such a nuisance and a bother to some of the rest of us. No, this group includes veterans, part time and full time workers, single moms, the elderly, people who have been laid off, people with pre-existing conditions, people who put the care of their families above extremely high premiums. These are all people who need and deserve the security of having some decent health care coverage. Lest we forget, these people are the real issue relative to health care. They need it and they deserve it - up to forty million of them.

It has taken way too long for this country to come up with a solution to the health care crisis in this country. Republicans and Democrats have all had their chances through numerous administrations. They traditionally have failed miserably.  What we all need to understand is that everyone pays for it already through increased fees that cover the cost of the uninsured. So if people insist on being critical and finding fault, please provide or offer an alternative. But right now it would be best if folks would just hunker down and fix the one alternative that currently exists.