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To: i-node who wrote (486320)	6/8/2009 3:23:18 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572202

Of course it is. People who understand the issues know this. Now, there are those who don't know shit from shinola about it, who believe that you measure health care based on, for example, average lifespans. Those guys may have a different view. That obviously doesn't mean it is perfect or can't be improved. But it does strongly suggest that changes must be small and incremental, since no other country on earth has been able to replicate the success of the American system to date. So, any major change is more likely to muck up the works of a delicate balance than it is to solve any problem. I am one of those people who don't know "shit from shinola" about health care. However, what I do know worries me......that my health insurance bill has quadrupled in 10 years; that 15 minutes at an ER can cost you nearly a thousand dollars; that it can take up to two months to see a doctor; that our average lifespan is the equivalent of a much poorer nation; that a large portion of the population doesn't even have health coverage. Given the above, it seems that the American medical system needs more than a minor tweaking as you suggest.

To: i-node who wrote (486320)	6/9/2009 10:16:08 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572202

Number of people in Wash. without health insurance rises 11:48 AM PDT on Monday, June 8, 2009 By KING5.com Staff OLYMPIA, Wash. - Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said Monday that the number of people without health insurance has jumped 21 percent to a record 876,000. Kreidler said this year is Washington state, nearly one in five people between the ages of 19 and 64 will have no health insurance. "These are not just statistics. They are people you know - family, friends, neighbors, colleagues," he said. Kreidler said the number does not include people who have jobs but whose employer no longer offers insurance, or those who drop coverage because they can no longer afford their employer's health plan. "The rising number of uninsured has always been a moral issue, but today it's clearly an economic issue," he said. To help put this in perspective Kreidler listed the cities whose combined populations equal the new number of uninsured. They are: Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, Everett, Bellingham, Wenatchee, Yakima, and Port Angeles. "Unfortunately, there are no easy answers," said Kreidler. The state has launched a new Web resource guide. "But I'll be candid, it's not enough. For many people there are no options. The only meaningful solution is health care reform," said Kreidler. "I'm hopeful Congress will deliver health care reform," he said. "But I'm not sitting back and waiting. I've been meeting with leaders in our nation's capitol and will continue to do so. Everyone needs to do their part. If we fail to act, we will see one million people living without health insurance in our state." king5.com