So the President wants to reform health care in the US and surprise surprise the insurance companies along with their right wing cohorts are going into overdrive with the old and worn scare tactics. You’ll have to long queues for care, you won’t be able to choose your own doctor, and the new one the private insurance industry will fall apart.
Could they be any more out of touch or is it the possibility of losing their gold lined pockets they are more concerned with? If you happen to live in the US and are fortune enough to have health coverage when was the last time you or a family member had a health issue and didn’t end up standing in line waiting for your name to be called or waiting in a hospital room all day long for a doctor to stop by for five minutes? Or waiting days, maybe even weeks stressing over some test results to come back?
I can’t recall anyone in recent years who needed some care and didn’t have some horror story to tell about it. But all of that is the easy part, the part most of truly live in fear of is the cost. Even those of us fortunate enough to have coverage are forced to live in a state of worry that an illness or injury could lead to financial ruin.
In our day to day lives, we go to the store and buy a loaf of bread, go shopping for a new car or home. We always know the price upfront, but what is the one thing you have no idea what its going to cost until you get the bill? Health care. Why is that? Why do we need to live in fear of getting sick? Far more people are worried about how they will pay for health care rather than choosing a doctor. Yet people keep falling for the same old worn out scare tactics. Are we going to be duped again or will we really see positive change this time around?