So, yes, I’ll grant you that we do need the federal money but let’s not settle for a tacit acceptance of the wasteful and dysfuntional system that we have before us.
We cannot afford, for monetary and for humanitarian reasons, not to enact a truly universal coverage and equitably financed health care system. Uninsurance is the 3rd leading cause of death for persons aged 55 to 64 in the Commonwealth. That’s on all of us. (see IOM Report “Consequences of Uninsurance” and Families USA for state breakdown data).
For more details on the failings of the Chapter 58 reform law, see the Healthy Blog post on GBIO “Forward” article and read through to the comment by Alice Rothchild, MD.
Last but not least, to be part of the solution (no magic bullet but it will get us all on the right path with the legal and political tools to stay the course–yech, who do I sound like saying that?!), sign on to support the Citizens’ Health Care Amendment Campaign at http://www.HealthCar…
