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| The blame game is on |
In exchange with the coverage for estimated tens of millions of people, the opponents of the provision argue that the provision costs taxpayers. Sen. Rand Paul claims it is the end of private healthcare market.
As a result, the government shutdown seems all but certain. The House passed the bill without the funding for the reform on Saturday, while the Senate will pass its own version of the bill with the funding.
The blame game is on; each accusing the other side do not show any signs of concessions. This is a very good chance to show off what they have, as well as a very nice chance to collect donations.
There is this question of whether for-profit private insurance companies can provide enough healthcare for citizens. The less they pay to their customers, the more the profits they get. The insurance companies have denied patients with pre-existing conditions for profit. Now under the new healthcare laws, they must cover them. There are claims that some premiums were up already. Could or should the free market provide cover the health insurance of all the people in the States?
The answer probably would be no, and we already have 'Socialized' Medicare and Medicaid. The cost of healthcare is not negligible in the least sense, not by the size of it nor by the people involved. A lot of money is in the industry, and pharmaceutical and insurance companies employ lobbyists for their benefits. We need the government's help to get us all covered, and it costs.
How could the healthcare get so expensive, and how can we manage to pay for it? The prices of medicine and the healthcare costs are not irrelevant to the big money that the healthcare industry has. GOP lawmakers have never uttered a word on the money they get from the industry, but apparently that is what makes them bold in face of the government shutdown, and economic damages cause by it.
We get angry at high price tags of, say, phone bills. When the food prices go up, we complain that something is wrong. What about the healthcare? The US healthcare industry is protected, and expensive. We should raise our voices and tell lawmakers that healthcare should be available to all people and not only for the rich. The rich live longer in this nation. We should all work to change this situation to get the government work for us.