BIG NUMBERS, like 45 million uninsured Americans, are hard to grasp. But that number came home to me at a recent conference. The keynote speaker was former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Her topic was our healthcare system, and her message was personal and anguished.The gist was that even she lives in constant fear of major uninsured health bills. Not her own -- those of her son. He can't afford insurance because his son -- her grandchild -- has a preexisting condition.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Health Insurance Crisis
As per this dailykos diary, the American crisis of health insurance - murder by spreadsheet for-profit healthcare - is continuing to expand.
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I predict that the next great bubble to burst will be the health care one. But the lining on this bubble is reinforced so well with the combined strength of Big-taxes and Big-lobby that its burst will be significantly delayed...
why are you a Stalinist?
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