Thursday, October 30, 2008

Crisis is Looming on the Health Insurance Front

By Ethan Kalvin

I totally understand the economy as being the main focal point in everyone's minds lately, but it would be a much better thing to see the Presidential Candidates pay a little more mind to the health insurance crisis in our nation.

Did you know that during the past 18 months, health insurance premiums have doubled? That is quite honestly insane. Unfortunately, the main issue in this crisis is that more and more people in this country can not afford to carry insurance and therefore can not get the care that they need.

Whether Americans have insurance or not, they still get sick, just the same. The only difference is that they remain ill until it either gets better on its own, or they take a turn for the worse and end up in the hospital. This scenario end sup costing more in the long run, as it would've been less expensive to be treated early on by a doctor.

Our country needs comprehensive care for everyone, and for our citizens to stop permitting insurance companies to say what fees are reasonable. When you think of how much we are charged for the amount of time we spend in a doctor's office for a visit, it seems like we are getting the bad end of the bargain.

At this point, Americans need to re asses and rebuild our health care system. Whether that means everyone has the same insurance plans or that we retain our individual plans and restructure our system, I am not sure. I am only sure of the need for a change. - 15485

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