Health care reform reaches inch-by-inch stage, plowing ahead
Health care reform has now reached the plowing head inch-by-inch stage of “progress.” I use quote marks around “progress” to emphasize the uncertainty surrounding the whole issue right now. Unless and until the House and Senate versions of the legislation are reconciled, nothing hits the President’s desk and nothing becomes law.I guess the most disappointing thing about health care reform to me at this point is the length of time it will take for the legislation to actually kick in once it is approved. The latest stuff I’ve read about it says it won’t really take effect before 2014. The irony of that is this: I currently have no health insurance because I cannot afford private health insurance — in mid-2014, I will go on Medicare and will no longer need private health insurance.
Frankly, if somebody slipped along side me and whispered softly, “Pssst — hey, big fella, want some good free insurance quotes on that health insurance?” — I’d probably at least give a listen to what they have to say. I’ve been very fortunate the last couple of years healthwise, but I have no idea whether I’ll suddenly find myself in bankruptcy from sudden medical problems.
It’s all a gamble, I guess, whether any of us will stay healthy or end up in serious need. Just hope when all this health reform stuff is settled and done, it really will get done. And done in ways that will truly help people who need help with health care.
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