All For One and One For All ? Health Care Reform

Luckily this week will end up with the House going on summer break without health care reform being settled. The Representatives will be going back to their constituents during this time to have town hall meetings , listening to concerns and answering questions about what the health care reform bill really consist of. I believe that more and more people are seeing the detrimental effects that a universal health care system can create if not done right. Hopefully while the House is on summer break people will take the time to learn more about what is going on here and ask many more questions in these town hall meetings. We have another chance to stop this reform bill from happening in its current state and we all need to take a better look at what is at stake. I am not saying that there can not be a solution for the current health care crisis but I do not think the way it is being presented now is the solution. This Health Care Reform Bill does not equally represent the American people. The current Speaker of the House , Nancy Pelosi, has shot down any attempts from Republican House members to make amendments to the bill as mentioned in The Weiss Report--Democratic Leaders Block Common Sense Changes to Health Care Bill. If we are going to achieve a balanced system then all options and suggestions should have fair consideration. Health care is already very expensive in part as a result of frivolous lawsuits , greed and a corrupt system. When looking at health care reform all of these things must be dealt with upfront or we will just have a system that has more of the same corruption but now restricts Americans from choosing what, when and where they can use health insurance. Checks and balances need to be in place so that greed does not continue to rule the health care system. This issue has been a topic of concern for years and it does not appear that there is a valid solution in site. There may not be a way to have one system for all. We all need to watch, listen and respond to our Representatives in the coming months and let our voices be heard . In this time of economic hardship the last thing we need is a Health Care Reform Bill that creates a bigger mess than we already have.