Health Care Mess

Health care reform has been a hot topic in the U.S. for years and still has no conclusion. In today's Christian Science Monitor it is reported that President Obama has given the House and Senate instructions to pass versions of health care legislation before the August recess. It appears there is no obvious way to fix the problem as there are still heated debates among our elected officials. Some feel that a central health care system will take away from our individual rights to seek medical attention where and with whom we see fit. If the government gets involved the quality of health care may suffer. While others feel it would benefit the less fortunate as they would be able to seek medical care when they otherwise would not because they could now afford it. I believe the health care system is in the mess it is in currently because of greed. The system has gone relatively unchecked and large companies have made a fortune by over charging for everything from routine doctor visits to hospital stays. How many times have we heard that someone had a brief hospital stay and when they received there bill and it was pages and pages long with charges such as $15.00 for a single Tylenol. If our elected officials would focus on regulating those that are inflating charges for health care and prescription drugs that would in my opinion be a better starting place than trying to regulate the people as to where and when they can seek care.