Let the discussion begin
Thursday, March 10th, 2005 at 1:05 pm
Interesting…
Americans spend $1.8 trillion a year on healthcare, yet 45 million are uninsured, and those who are insured don't always have access to the care they need. Employers, who cover 170 million workers and their families, are feeling the pinch. The bottom line is that after all that spending, Americans aren't much healthier.
What do you think of that? The federal government, under a provision of the 2003 law revising Medicare, is going to show you where all that money comes from and goes–and then give you a chance to have your say. "We're going to take this right to the American people. We're looking for consensus on how to improve the healthcare system," says Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, coauthor of the provision with Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. "We'll end up with a citizens' road map," says Wyden. A nonpartisan group, chaired by Randall Johnson, director of human resources for Motorola, will spend the next six months compiling information on healthcare costs and challenges.
Then, after putting it all online and in libraries, the group will hold Internet discussions and town hall meetings across the country. Get ready to speak your mind.
Source: USN&WR via Yahoo! News
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Internet meetings? Online discussions?
Shit, man! if you can’t afford decent healthcare in this country then how the hell are you going to have the time and money to have a computer and internet connection to get online and have your voice heard.
Yet, again, an example of policy makers going for convenience instead of the people.
Grrrrrr!!!!
–maddog
Hey maddog,
They do mention “town hall meetings,” which I assume are physical meetings for those without internet…
However, your argument still stands, as those without adequate health care are unlikely to be able to take time off from work to attend one of these meetings…