Thursday, December 3, 2009

Health Care Debate?


I've been following the recent health care debate in Congress, and it seems like such a difficult problem to solve. I agree that something needs to be done, but I'm not sure they're going about it the right way.

There are those who say (and I agree with them) that Congress can't just require everyone to get insurance. If they do, I think there needs to be some sort of public option to bring down the costs.

On the other hand, putting health care in the hands of the government could be really bad. The health care reform would probably use tax dollars, and it could increase bureaucracy and lack of choice. And what about the people who already like health care the way it is?

I think it needs to be more of a dialogue than a government decision. I've done some research about health care reform, but I would have to do a lot more if I wanted to really understand it. I imagine a lot of the public feels the same way, and trying to come to a compromise is difficult when people don't know what the plan would entail. I think we should get a whole bunch of doctors together and let them come up with a way to solve it.

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