Finding an RX for our Health Care System

By Liz Wing on 02/22/2010 @ 12:42 PM

There has been a lot of news on health care reform lately, making it clear why it’s so important. Last week, The New York Times reported that Medicaid costs were bringing states vastly over budget, forcing them to make cuts, even as enrollment increases. Across the country, Governors are forced to make tough cuts such as this one:

“Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, a Republican, has called for eliminating Medicaid coverage for 310,000 childless adults and ending the Children’s Health Insurance Program to help close a two-year budget gap of about $4.5 billion.” Read the full article here.

In his Op-Ed last week, Nicholas Kristof examines the affordability of our current health care system. Is the status quo sustainable? He thinks not. He states: “So the question isn’t: Can we afford to reform health care? Rather: Can we afford not to?”

He points out: “But despite these problems, the population over age 65 manages to enjoy above-average health statistics — because it enjoyed health care reform back in 1965 with Medicare.”

Read his full Op-Ed here.

As you have likely heard, President Obama is holding a health care reform bi-partisan summit at the White House this Thursday. He had stated that he would bring with him a proposed plan with him.

At 10:00am this morning, the White House released President Obama’s health care reform proposal. It resembles the Senate plan much more than the House bill.

Read a quick analysis of the president’s health care proposal on the Huffington Post.

Check out the proposal on the White House website.

We anxiously await what is an unknown outcome on the health care reform front. However, the need for reform couldn’t be more clear.

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