National Health Care Debate
Where are you these days on the debate over health care? Do you believe the government should have a hand in providing health care? Negotiating with the insurance companies over their policies? How serious a problem do you believe we have, and what solutions do you see out there?
Share your ideas.
I think we should have single payer insurance. Since that is unlikely, I certainly would argue for a public option so that we do something more than legislate more of the public’s money into the coffers of the insurance companies.
I believe we need to have a strong public option if nothing else. Many people who’re insured seem to have shortfalls. Do you have any complaints about your Medicare? I rarely hear anyone complain, and that’s run by the government. I’m being simplistic about it, but am anxious to get some discussion going on this topic.
Beth, I am on Medicare plus NC state health insurance for Part B. I have no complaints at all. I would far prefer government handled health insurance to private insurance companies to set themselves above physicians and are more concerned with paying share holders than providing health insurance.
And I am royally p******ed at Obama for not holding tight to his campaign promise for the public option. Simply passing a bill that makes everyone uninsured pay for private insurance company health care is nothing more than using our tax money to underwrite an unreliable private segment of the economy.