Healthcare needs fix
Issue date: 1/26/10 Section: Opinion
When the words "Healthcare Reform" are said in a room full of people, it is sure to start a huge, heated debate.
In America today, the healthcare system is in a terrible situation. There are people who really need help but cannot get it.
Some may say that reform is not needed because there is already a system in place and they do not want to pay for change.
While others may say it is much needed because the system is broken and misused by a lot of people.
President Lyndon Johnson signed into effect the Social Security Act of 1965, which included Medicare. It was created for those who were in need of medical assistance from the federal government.
But the system that was created to help the elderly and those in need is not really helping them. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.
It's sad when a 70-year-old woman, who has worked for over 30 years, explains that she has to pay over $100 a month in insurance.
Still, the insurance does not cover all of her medicine, and she ends up paying full price for some of her medications.
Then, there are those who do not work and sit on their backsides and receive Medicaid for free. It is unfair and a crime against humanity when Congress or the president allows such things to happen in America.
This new healthcare bill can be a defining moment for President Obama.
He has the opportunity to change the lives of millions of people who need help from the government to provide insurance.
If the president allows partisanship and back-door deals to go down, then it will just be another slap in the face to those citizens who are longing for help and really deserve it.
In America today, the healthcare system is in a terrible situation. There are people who really need help but cannot get it.
Some may say that reform is not needed because there is already a system in place and they do not want to pay for change.
While others may say it is much needed because the system is broken and misused by a lot of people.
President Lyndon Johnson signed into effect the Social Security Act of 1965, which included Medicare. It was created for those who were in need of medical assistance from the federal government.
But the system that was created to help the elderly and those in need is not really helping them. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.
It's sad when a 70-year-old woman, who has worked for over 30 years, explains that she has to pay over $100 a month in insurance.
Still, the insurance does not cover all of her medicine, and she ends up paying full price for some of her medications.
Then, there are those who do not work and sit on their backsides and receive Medicaid for free. It is unfair and a crime against humanity when Congress or the president allows such things to happen in America.
This new healthcare bill can be a defining moment for President Obama.
He has the opportunity to change the lives of millions of people who need help from the government to provide insurance.
If the president allows partisanship and back-door deals to go down, then it will just be another slap in the face to those citizens who are longing for help and really deserve it.
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