Question of the Day?

Why is Health Care a Commodity?
photo by Toni Anderson

Why is the health care of my employees and my family at the mercy of an insurance company? Why is anyone allowed to make a profit off of my well being? Why are people so happy with insurance company staff making medical decisions for Americans? Why do we keep paying for health insurance that goes up at 2 or 3 or 4 or even 5 times the inflation rate every year?

There are so many homeless people who do not have any health insurance including Medicaid. There are so many homeless people improperly discharged from hospital to shelter. Most of the homeless population falls through the cracks or they make their medical decisions about which emergency room to go to based on which will not ask them about a previous bill. We need free universal health care in the United States right now! We could significantly reduce homelessness if we could get everyone preventative health care. Those with a mental illness, alcohol or drug addiction or long term chronic health condition would have a significant increase in the quality of their lives if they had better access to a doctor. The Free Clinic, Care Alliance, MetroHealth, and the other neighborhood family practice health facilities do a good job, but the other big players are AWOL in the struggle to improve the health care for homeless people. All of our work would be easier if there was universal Medicare or the Veterans Administration programs were expanded to serve everyone.

Brian
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