Re: March 7 news story.
Well, House Speaker Paul Ryan has rolled out his proposed revision to the Affordable Care Act, and itap clear that it won’t work. Why? Because it does not get all Americans, sick or well, into the health care insurance pool. The biggest objection the GOP had to the ACA was, of course, the mandate, the requirement for everyone to get health insurance (or pay a penalty). They’ve gotten rid of that, which pretty much guarantees that many Americans will not be able to afford health insurance.
The fundamental question here is whether or not people should be denied adequate health care because they are poor. Conservative Republicans apparently think that if you’re poor you don’t “deserve” adequate health care. Shame on them!
The obvious solution is a Medicare-like insurance plan for everyone. Medicare is a part of the health care system that works. It needs some tweaking to deal with the wave of new retirees, but it works a lot better than the expensive supplementary insurance I have.
Jim Craft, Broomfield
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