tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post6731568958521177624..comments2023-10-03T12:20:53.726-04:00Comments on ¡Cecilieaux!: Time to Push Back for Health ChangeCecilio Moraleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-57221437616306112842009-06-24T22:43:56.529-04:002009-06-24T22:43:56.529-04:00I am all for single-payer, too. It seems so sensi...I am all for single-payer, too. It seems so sensible. Yes, it will cost a trillion (yes, I hope it will be less) but we are looking a an uncapped trillion if we continue as we are. Why in the world can't the naysayers admit that the present insurance system just doesn't work. I am not a business owner, but it seems to me that businesses would be _glad_ not to be responsible for health coverage. Why should an employer be responsible for me? <br /><br />Yes, I am very leery of the cost of taxes...I can't afford them now! and I really don't want to see them increase, but I can't see how America will function healthfully if we don't incorporate coverage within our tax system.<br /><br />Of the same mind as your blog, C, is Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, with Elizabeth Cooney writing " The debate in Washington....has included little from advocates for a single-payer plan. ..." <br /><br />There is more: The Boston Globe - Boston.com<br /><br />"DR. STEFFIE WOOLHANDLER | G FORCE<br />Single-minded on healthcare<br />June 22, 2009<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/06/22/harvards_dr_steffie_woolhandler_is_single_minded_about_healthcare/?comments=all<br /><br />Plus there is room for comment, among which are links to advocacy groups supporting single-payer. <br /><br />Anne (p.s. Hello, Jeanne465! Welcome!)Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-5890923609496746522009-06-24T15:13:39.729-04:002009-06-24T15:13:39.729-04:00I definitely agree with Cecileaux. I am grateful t...I definitely agree with Cecileaux. I am grateful to be a senior citizen on Medicare. As a nurse, I have seen many struggle to obtain health care. Also, I have seen many remain in jobs that they hate because they cannot give up their health insurance. Being free of the worry of health care would expand the horizons of all of us. Jeanne465Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531466402003379104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-4228797522152866572009-06-24T12:54:53.959-04:002009-06-24T12:54:53.959-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cecilio Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-68233628230030534172009-06-24T04:29:56.208-04:002009-06-24T04:29:56.208-04:00Glad you approve of our NHS! But it may be necessa...Glad you approve of our NHS! But it may be necessary to stipulate some upper limit w/r/t access to new, expensive drugs/ treatments if cheaper options exist - an aging population can be costly if all are to have the absolute best of everything! Learn from our experiences.Joan19noreply@blogger.com