Personally, I don't think the American people have a clue what they want in the way of health care change.
I'm not sure they know what they want, or IF they want change, or even believe change is necessary. But it is self-evident that they do not want the change the Left is trying to force on them.
I don't really want to turn it into a political debate, but the current president (and his "health plan") in no way represents the collective voice of Americans. He is way, far out on the fringe left. I think a lot of people want some kind of change, but they had no idea this was where he was heading (even though anyone paying attention could have seen it coming). And that's why the protests have been so loud and in-your-face. It isn't all rightwingers though; there are a LOT of independents who supported Obama in there going, "Wait a minute -- this isn't what we were after..."
A friend with whom I had lunch today told me an anecdote about someone she knows who bought health insurance for his recent-graduate kids--Blue Cross. His daughter lived in a nearby city, was diagnosed with cancer, lost her job, and moved home for her treatment. Now Blue Cross doesn't want to pay because she lives in a different Blue Cross territory.
That's a pretty strange story. BCBS is normally pretty good about stepping up to their commitment; for example, I have customers in Arkansas that bill no fewer than 50 different BCBS organizations outside of Arkansas. I don't ever recall a problem as to territory being hit and in fact, BCBS of Arkansas handles claims for almost ALL out of state BCBS. Strange stuff happens all the time, though. |
