Hoosiers understand that there needs to be some form of health care reform. But recent polls from Rasmussen say:
- 68% of American voters have health-insurance coverage they rate good or excellent
- 74% of voters rate the quality of care they now receive as good or excellent
- 50% fear that if Congress passes health-care reform, it will lead to a decline in the quality of that care
So there has to be a better way. For starters listen to your constituents Senator Bayh. Pick up the phone when they call. Listen to your messages in the voice mail box. Read the letters and emails. The voters are speaking and all you do is let the phone ring and leave the voice mail box full. (Must be a cushy job being an intern for Senator Bayh). We’re reaching out to you. Will you listen?
Call Senator Bayh today. See if his staff actually picks up. Then tell Senator Bayh to slow down and start over on health care reform.
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This poll ignores the question of those who don’t have health insurance and can’t afford health care. The thinking behind this post seems to be “I’ve got mine, and that’s all that matters.” That may not be what the respondents think. There’s no way to tell from the information presented here. Keeping things the way they are means some people don’t get care, or need very expensive care that could have been avoided. Either way, taxpayers foot the bill eventually. I don’t necessarily disagree that the current bill needs fixing, but not because a majority are satisfied. Health care reform isn’t about the majority.
The poll (and many other like it) really say that most people are satisfied with their current situation and would prefer for it not to change. The bills in Congress will do a lot to change EVERYONE’s coverage (regardless of “public options” and other widely debated issues).
These bills also do not particularly do anything about getting more people coverage. It is also factually incorrect that “taxpayers foot the bill eventually.” That is not how the system works. Taxpayers foot the bill only when the uninsured go on the rolls of Medicaid or Medicare–which looks suspiciously like having insurance coverage.
Where the public pays for the uninsured is that it raises the cost of health care in general. Addressing that in some way would help. However, mandating coverage won’t do that (remember car insurance is required and there are still a lot of people driving without car insurance). Mandating that all insurance policies cover maternity won’t do that. Mandating that an insurer cannot decline a person for preexisting conditions won’t do that. Mandating that insurers charge men and women the same rate won’t do that. These will just raise the cost of health insurance for everyone.
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