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Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 03:26 AM by Flabbergasted
I've read a bit about the Obama's "supposed 15 million left uninsured" Health care plan here, and how it's compared to other health care plans by Clinton and Edwards.
I'd just like to point out that real health care reform is going to be an astonishingly slow process. The next president, if a democrat, will be able to get the ball rolling, but considering the immensity of the problems, and especially considering the special interests working against certain reforms, we may not see substantial changes within the first, or even second term of the next president. Media had a huge impact on public opinion in 92 with Hillary Care and many Americans are still afraid of "socialism".
My point is the next presidential term is probably not going to implement an entire revolution. Very little has been said about the most important issues surrounding reform, namely driving costs down and diminishing the clout of HMOs. I believe we should remove ads from TV but there's a snowballs chance in hell. A plan that insures an additional 30 million Americans in four years would be huge in my mind and a step in the right direction. IOW 15 million left uninsured may not be that bad.
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