The Reporter gets some interesting letters!<\/p>\n
Reader Maxson recently had a letter published in which she was fearful that \u201cU.S. government intervention will render the same disastrous results as nationalized health care has in other nations.\u201d<\/p>\n
It would be interesting to find out which nations those are; this country is the only one in the developed world that does not have universal health care; we spend about double per person on health care as the other industrialized nations, and we do not rank at the top in terms of health.<\/p>\n
Ms. Maxson goes on to say that \u201cmillions of uninsured Americans will be more able to find quality health care if the government distances itself from the insurance industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
She gives as examples \u201ctort reform\u201d (which studies have shown might yield a savings of 1 percent to 2 percent) and the removal of federal regulation of the insurance industry. What federal regulation is she talking about? Most insurance-company regulation is done by the states.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the administrative costs for private insurance companies range from 20 percent to 30 percent, while those for Medicare are around 2 percent. One of the goals of insurance companies seems to be to find ways to deny claims; their goal is not to make sure that everyone is covered.<\/p>\n
It will be a great day when access to decent health care is considered a fundamental right!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Richard Wesley Aman<\/p>\n
Kent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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