Monday, March 22, 2010

Health care. I really want to hear your thoughts on this topic.

The Health Care Bill was passed. It won't go into effect for a while as it still has to go through the Senate, but it probably will make it into every day society. Honestly, I'm not informed enough on the topic to make a statement of fact or fiction, so I open this to you. What are your thoughts?

Is this bill the answer or at least the beginning of the answer to all health care problems? Will insurance issues ever get resolved? How do you feel about pharmaceutical companies now getting to hold patents on drugs for 12 years instead of the current seven years? Is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? And what are you going to do about your health care plan. After I read more on the topic, your comments either via comment or email and learn more about the general debate, I will make an informed decision.

Fact or fiction: This a good thing.

Link to NY Daily News Take: Here
Link to CNN's Take: Here

3 comments:

  1. There is no answer to this problem. This is going to be just as problematic as our older system. Where some of the problems will be eliminated, new ones will arise.

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  2. Hey, I have a lot to say about it! I have been reading up on the policy ... but I don't feel like typing out all my thoughts, so we will talk later. I think one of the huge issues it is not addressing is that we have a serious problem with our medicaid system. It addresses insured and medicare, but not medicaid. I have many more comments about lots of other things with it too. -Jackie

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  3. Hey, I have a lot to say about it! I have been reading up on the policy ... but I don't feel like typing out all my thoughts, so we will talk later. I think one of the huge issues it is not addressing is that we have a serious problem with our medicaid system. It addresses insured and medicare, but not medicaid. I have many more comments about lots of other things with it too. -Jackie

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