I suppose that the lack of information and details regarding national health care have been plaguing many Americans for some time now.
- How do you decide on Health Care Legislation without knowing the details?
- Politicians need to get it together and place the details before the people.
It’s tough for any of us to make a decision on something as important as national healthcare when the decision makers in DC can’t decide, won’t decide, are afraid to say, or don’t know how to explain to the public what they have decided on.
If you’re reading on to find out the answers, well, I’m sorry, like most Americans, I don’t have them.
I think that this reader submission to the News-Leader in Springfield Missouri places the issue of transparency and detail-less legislation squarely on the table:
“Politicians need to stop frightening the American public. Lack of transparency concerning the health care bill has a lot of people very concerned about its context. Some questions yet still remain.
Is it true that oxygen tanks and wheelchairs are being hit with a two and a half percent charge on top of the local and state tax already in place? What will the effect be on the poor people receiving health care through Medicaid? What about Medicare? We were told we can keep our current health plans, but we have to pay taxes on the premiums? What about covering all of the American people instead of a high percentage of them?
Please present to the American people what is or is not in the health care bill so questions can be answered.”
Ziggi Landsman
VP Assistive Technology
United Spinal Association
www.unitedspinal.org
I don’t think that the political types can explain it.
That would be sad indeed if the people who are brokering the deal can’t explain the details. But, at this point it may well be the case.
Transparency is a necessity, but even more important is a statement, from leadership of both parties and the Administration of the core principles of healthcare reform.
Unfortunately with the push to get things through so quickly and the constant changing, I’m not sure anyone could keep track of what is really in the bills.