Writer's Block: Health Care

[catnip_dreamz]

In this country, sadly it's more of a privilege than a right. I support universal health care but I believe there need to be conditions.

First off, I think anyone participating in this program needs to not smoke or, at the very least, enroll in a treatment program. Sorry, but it says these things will kill you right one the box! If you want to live

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Interesting dilema

[sahlah]

Would you exclude the obese? alcoholics? thrill seekers? Like you said it's a difficult list.

What if you could means test out some folks? Would we accept a triaged health care system?

It's a rats nest, but I agree that leaving the poor with no health care is wrong - and I expect that the emergency care they seek now is probably nearly as expensive as if we just gave them preventive care.

Re: Interesting dilema

[catnip_dreamz]

Lots of thought provoking questions. I wish I had some definite answers. The ones I'm offering are incredibly simplistic but then again, I don't expect to solve the nation's health care problems in one LJ post