Although I’ve supported since Truman pushed for it in the late ’40s, universal healthcare can be put aside until we settle the horrendous issue of so many thousands going in hock or declaring bankruptcy owing to major medical bills in arrears. There should be for the uninsured and underinsured alike an accumulated floor one should have to pay for serious medical conditions. A youngster in his twenties barely above the minimum wage hit with appendicitis or a weekend sports injury should not be saddled with a bill of more than $500-1,000 and be given the chance to pay for it in easy payments before a collector agent pounds on his door. For young families who are belted with a medical catastrophe must be subject to humanitarian bailout. Nor should anyone in similar circumstances be threatened with foreclosures and repossessions.
The taxpayer should be honored to help those in dire financial need due medical catastrophe.
Copyright © 2008 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: Aug 30, 2008.
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