Sen. Kennedy was known to be a champion of healthcare reform. Unfortunately, he would not live to see any reform.
Certainly he had the wherewithal to obtain the best medical care he could afford. My friend, Viv, did not have anywhere near the financial resources of Kennedy; but, she did still get the best care her hospital and hospice could provide. Maybe she was among the fortunate, while too many others are forced to forego treatment.
I agree about the need to be able to provide quality care without focusing on affordability. I think that the best statement from Capitol Hill that has come out about healthcare reform is that it must be a bipartisan effort. I also hope that Kennedy's legacy can help move us toward rational, reasonable and affordable reform. There are some 4 million people in Texas, alone, without health insurance - more than in any other state. It's an enormous issue, burden and topic of debate, here.
Healthcare reform has been debated for some 40 years, and I expect it will be for quite some time longer.
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Sen. Kennedy was known to be a champion of healthcare reform. Unfortunately, he would not live to see any reform.
Certainly he had the wherewithal to obtain the best medical care he could afford. My friend, Viv, did not have anywhere near the financial resources of Kennedy; but, she did still get the best care her hospital and hospice could provide. Maybe she was among the fortunate, while too many others are forced to forego treatment.
I agree about the need to be able to provide quality care without focusing on affordability. I think that the best statement from Capitol Hill that has come out about healthcare reform is that it must be a bipartisan effort. I also hope that Kennedy's legacy can help move us toward rational, reasonable and affordable reform. There are some 4 million people in Texas, alone, without health insurance - more than in any other state. It's an enormous issue, burden and topic of debate, here.
Healthcare reform has been debated for some 40 years, and I expect it will be for quite some time longer.
September 1, 2009 - 6:20pmThis Comment
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