Nearly 50 million Americans are still living without health insurance!
According to the Center for American Progress, that number means that for every working physician in the country, there are nearly 150 people without medical coverage. Facing such a dire medical crisis, Americans need to know who is fighting for them in Washington.
In the past, Democrats and progressive politicians led the fight for a more equitable healthcare system. In the mid 1940s, President Truman asked Congress to develop a universal health insurance program. After nearly 20 years of debate on the issue, President Johnson authorized two less comprehensive government-sponsored healthcare programs, Medicare and Medicaid. Hillary Clinton tried to promote something close to Truman's vision of universal medical coverage in 1993, but was thwarted. In 2004, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry proposed a plan to greatly expand government health programs, but lost to an incumbent under whom the number of uninsured Americans has soared.
Last month, however, everything changed. With Terri Schiavo's life was on the line, the GOP suddenly became the party of government-sponsored health care. In fact, a few Republicans went even farther than Democrats had dared to go: from the comfort of their Capitol Hill offices, two physicians in Congress saw fit to offer free and comprehensive medical advice to a sick American!
With nothing but a short videotape to aid them, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN), a heart and lung surgeon, and Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL), an internist, were able to rebut the diagnoses of neurological specialists who claimed Mrs. Schiavo was in 'a persistent vegetative state.' The Congressmen contended from their film viewing that she 'seemed to respond to visual stimuli.'
--from The Nation
With a short letter or email describing your symptoms, we expect that the pair would be glad to diagnose your ailment as well. --'Click' on the Contact Congress link under CRITICAL RESOURCES to get their addresses!
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As a "Chronic Pain" sufferer I'm ALL too aware of this nightmare PP! My DP (who is the sole brad winner of our litttle family) was out of work for 5 months over Xmas and on through February of this year. Because of that we had to pay for my meds out of pocket... over $2.6K/MONTH! Obviously we could not do that AND pay the rent on unemployment! SO we had to decide which meds I could "get by without" for a time and still we ended up getting behind on the bills and rent to the point where now we are facing eviction because she HAD to take the first job (never mind that it didn't pay enough) that had benefits!
People here make fun of the Canadian system, but you just let a political candidate even JOKE about touching their medical system and you'll see a candidate that is "GONE IN 60 SECONDS!"
In addition to my blog I also run a The Chronic Pain Support Group at my forums web site PlanetOutCast.Net
I you REALLY want to know what those who are MOST effected by this federal falderal feel feel free to drop by and introduce your self as a friend of mine. Folks there will be happy to answer your questions. Also, if you could please link your blog to my pain forum I would be eternally in your debt! The more people we can help the better!
Oh! And if you liked the last post at my blog, the one I just posted there you'll REALLY enjoy!
Julie
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