The Sorbate: Health Care Reform

A Big Step in the Right Direction

Submitted by Betsey on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:30
4

I spent almost the entirety of the first year of Obama's presidency out of the country. While this was definitely not a political statement (just an educational opportunity), I was greatly out of touch with U.S. politics while abroad. It wasn't for lack of interest, just of available information- I spent half the year without internet access and half the year speaking French, so I could hardly read The New York Times each day. But after being away for so long, I returned to hear all of my traditionally liberal aunts and uncles spending the holidays complaining about how Obama hasn't delivered, how he's playing it too safe, how he's trying too hard to please everyone and thus pleasing no one. Since I was uninformed and jet-lagged, I had no defense other than a gut feeling that he would pull through the criticism.

 

And did he ever.

Massachusetts Health Care Magnifying Glass

Submitted by Renee on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:29
4.5

Recently passed and signed, the health care bill has left everyone in speculation about the concrete changes this will mean for America’s health system. While everyone is looking towards the future, here in Massachusetts we are also able to look towards the past. With Massachusetts health care reform around since 2006, Mass. residents are able to predict possible problems with healthcare nationwide, as well as benefits.

A Culture Flaw

Submitted by Aubrey on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:28
4

I’ve been scouring the news to understand the changes brought to us by health care reform. Some say the bill is the greatest congressional move since the civil rights movement, others say it is a decision more about party politics than about health care. I’ve read the information, and I’ve read the list of major changes that will come about: the government will cap premiums for health coverage so that families will not have to spend half of their income on insurance (as is quickly becoming the case). Companies with over 50 employees will be fined for not providing insurance to their employees. Insurance companies will not be allowed to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. Medicaid coverage will expand to cover more of those who cannot afford coverage. The list goes on (for 2000 pages!), but those are some of the main points. Still, after reading the news and searching through editorials, I was not satisfied with the answers I was given. I was not fully convinced that these legislative changes could, in fact, be considered reformation of our system in place.

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