Letters From Dan

Are there people who can afford health care but choose no coverage because they just don’t feel the need?

Are there people who can afford it but would rather spend their money on cable TV, AXE Jeans and fast food?

Are there people who say they can’t afford health care but it’s because they don’t manage their money well?

Are there people who have health problems they created, and thus can’t get health care?

Are there people who work hard, make good money, budget their money well and still can’t afford health care?

Are there people who live healthy but still can’t get health coverage because they have a health problem and don’t qualify?

I think the answer to all of those is YES. But it seems to me that only the last two groups really need help.

So if “food stamps” help buy food, why can’t they be used to buy health care for the folks who can’t afford it? Wouldn’t it be easy to expand that program?

And why can’t Medicare grow to handle the folks who don’t qualify for health insurance because of medical issues? That doesn’t seem so hard to do.

Wouldn’t that solve every real problem EXCEPT that health care is expensive? Once that’s the case and the expense is all that’s left – well isn’t that just a function of allowing more competition into the marketplace?

Allowing the health insurance companies work on a national level, not a state level? Taking away some of the roadblocks so that new companies can come into play?

Don’t you think Geico would like to try Health Insurance if they could do so easily? Seriously, if they regulate it like the car insurance industry – wouldn’t the prices come down?