Health Care Reform

Well, by now it is well known that the health care reform bill has passed. Whoopee. Now we are holding our children hostage to pay for health care for everyone, even those who have never worked or never gained citizenship. How fair is this to those of us who have done both? If health care is such a priority to the current administration, why don't they put forth the effort to amend our constitution to make health care for all a "right" such as the right for freedom of speech or religion, or the right to bear arms. When desires of the nation become "rights" it mobilizes money, energy and the best minds to find ways to make the amendments work. When ideas become amendments the principles lose their partisan aspects as most politicians do not want to lose popular opinion by not supporting the will of the people. They will find ways to support an amendment because it is a law. My opinion is that it will not happen. To stand up and ask the majority of people to do what is right is not a popular stance to take in these times. What is popular is to become an adept "fence sitter" and be able to appear to take both sides of an argument at once. To give medical care to an American should be a right to each and every one of us and not many people will argue with that statement. What the argument revolves around is the ability to pay for it. I cannot believe that the government did not just tell each and every huge insurance company that in order to do business in the United States they had to take a percentage of uninsured people based on how large their business was. It could be based on income of the company. For example, Blue Cross might have to take 12%, Humana 15%, United Health care 10% , etc. All those that don't have insurance would be in a pool and just divvy them up randomly. And stop any and all bonuses for CEO's of insurance companies. Period. No more. What the insurance companies have been doing is a form of profiling for years. If you have pre-existing conditions, if you are a certain age, if you are a certain weight: we will not insure you. This is not allowed in other businesses. If an airline decided not to let me fly because I was 86 years old, if a company will not promote me because I am 300 pounds or if my company fired me because I have cancer I could take them to court because my "rights" have been violated. How is it that we let insurance companies dictate to us what our rights are with them when they are based on what WE PAY THEM? Our premiums are the reason they are in business. Laws should be based on the needs of the people. Let us work toward a more fair and equitable distribution of the health care dollar.

OK so I did not post right away, but my intentions are always good. I am so confused with this new-found freedom. I am not actually alone, but do have 2 adult children living with me, but they have their own lives so I am not really included. I am working many hours but wish I had more of a purpose in my life. I am a case manager in a local hospital so I feel I try to help save the world a little piece at a time; but sometimes I think I am drowning in "self-pays" and "non-documented" citizens. I want to help these people but after all the work I do I am not so sure I have made a difference. The area I feel I could make a difference is the area of providing durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs and oxygen) for those that are uninsured or under insured. I recently provided a transport chair for an adult with cerebral palsy out of my bonus pay and felt so good. I cannot tell anyone else about it but in the rare chance anyone would read this they know who it is, but I promised myself I would never tell anyone so I would not receive any kudos for this. I do not deserve it. I am a human being that owes something to others; so anyway I can help should be considered a gift from God to me and please keep it confidential. I am considering opening a non-profit agency to provide DME's to those who simply cannot afford it. I am saving for this so watch for something in the future.
The thing I like about this blog is no one... and I mean no one that I know, knows anything about this so I can speak what I really feel.