Recently in the Orlando Sentinel there was an article on how Senator Marco Rubio has warned that our quality of health care is in serious danger if the “Affordable Health Care Act” moves forward. I think he has a good point in that there are few federally controlled agencies that we can look at with admiration for their success. I wonder though, what ideas might he and the Republicans have? All I hear on so many major issues is what the Republicans don't want. But, what is it they DO want? What ideas do they have to make health care affordable ? Surely there are intelligent options that could come from the right other than what they don’t want.
On a monthly basis the average premiums for a family of four are approximately $1000 per month. If you’re fortunate, you work for a company that pays for half of that. In comparison, when I first graduated from college in 1987 I paid around $30 per month to cover the full premium for myself. Consider that this money put back in people’s pockets could go towards improvements to homes, vacations, entertainment and education. Positive economic catalysts. The high cost of health insurance as a percentage of income has become a drain on the economy. It needs to be fixed.
Our leaders don’t understand our struggles. I’ve always liked the idea of having our Senators and congressman pay the same health care premiums most Americans pay so they can relate to what we’re going through. I wonder what Senator Rubio pays? I'm very sure it's not 10% of his net income as it is for most middle class Americans.
The pharmaceutical and medical professions have spent over three billion dollars on lobbying in Washington DC since 1990. That's a lot of convincing. What exactly did they convince our government to do for all these years ? Could it be this lobbying has created a warped medical economy where normal laws of supply and demand no longer apply? Can that be fixed? Also, could there be limits on litigation so that the mistakes of Doctors don’t automatically make someone and their lawyer a millionaire while simultaneously causing everyone's premiums to surge as a consequence ?
As a voice from the middle, I would like to hear some good ideas from the right that could improve our health care system as it stands today. The Republicans are against Obamacare. That is obvious, But if their mindset is that the status quo is fine, then they have already failed the American people.
In My Humble Opinion.
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I agree with this viewpoint. I live in Massachusetts, the only state where you can easily sign up for health insurance no matter what. It's a load off my mind, especially with a 20-something underemployed daughter. I don't think decent health insurance should be only for those lucky enough to have full time employment.
On some bread-and-butter issues, like this and like making the higher-income tax cuts permanent, the GOP just fail to provide real world solutions. I like how they care about fiscal issues, but not enough to choose realistic policies.
You're right--the parties and their current crop of policy proposals leave the middle class without a good choice.
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