Universal Health Care: Obama Gets My Vote

Barack Obama is the first presidential candidate to come out with a promise of universal, affordable health insurance. For that, he has my vote. It's that simple.

One irony: the news story from AP says the plan is "similar to the one covering members of Congress." Congress has always had a way of taking care of its members, while leaving the common folks out here struggling to get quality, affordable health care.

How many years have we been waiting for this? The Clintons came the closest, in recent memory.

Obama offers universal health care plan

Other candidates:
Democrat John Edwards thinks the answer is to require everyone to have health insurance, in the same way that states require all drivers to have auto insurance. How many of you have been hit by an uninsured motorist? I have.

The other problem with Edward's proposal is the COST of insurance, an issue he doesn't address. Of course, this is a man who reportedly gets $400 haircuts, so he may not have a good handle on the finances of ordinary Americans.

And then there's Hillary Clinton, who has promised universal health care but has yet to provide specifics. What's she waiting for? Of all the Democratic candidates, she is the one with a leg up on this issue, but Obama got there before her.

Read the details:

Obama's Plan

@ Jeanne Sather 2007.

Comments

[chris]

If you have cancer, trust me you DON'T WANT Universal Healthcare.

Do you really want the government to tell you that you have to wait 8 to 12 months for treatment?

Too many people DIE under Universal Healthcare plans:

Go to this link and watch the video to learn more.

UNIVERSAL Healthcare is NOT the answer!

http://www.onthefencefilms.com/video/brainsurgery.html

YOU need to research more about the Universal Healthcase system in Canada, and how is crumbling. (And if it was so great, then why didn't Michael Moore go to Canada to promote Universal Healthcare?)

[Jeanne]

I don't agree.

Why do Americans persist in thinking we have such great health care? We don't.

That's what a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit that studies health-care issues, found. The report said that Americans get the poorest health care and yet pay the most, compared to five other rich countries, Germany, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

"The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes," a statement from the nonprofit said.

See this post for more:

http://www.assertivepatient.com/2007/05/thank_you_micha.html

Jeanne

[Erin]

there is a big difference between private and public money and what it accomplishes. for example, my dad works for the bronx supreme court that has been waiting 2yrs to move into their new courthouse because of building delays. meanwhile, across the street, the new yankee stadium, funded privately is being built up ahead of schedule. it all has to do with where the money is coming from. now imagine that problem not in building courthouses and stadiums but in YOUR healthcare.
Not to mention the fact that if health care become universal the amount of inovations made in healthcare will begin to decline quickly. countries with universal healthcare, like canada, benefit from the inovations our privatized health care companies make. without people to invest private money into the healthcare system, there wlill be no cure for cancer, because im telling you right now the goverment is going to find the money to find the cure for cancer while they're trying to find the money to provide healthcare for every american.

[dd]

How many cancer drugs are developed in countries with Universal Health care?

I have happened to take notice mine have all been developed in the US.