Should Health Care be a Privilege or a Right?
A post on the DMI blog about Monday's Democratic Debate in South Carolina, points out that the term "universal" when applied to the candidate's health care plans is not to be construed to mean that everyone will be covered. Universal does not equate to everyone, and does not mean that everyone has a "right" to health care. The post points out that only Dennis Kucinich proposes that health care be a right. The other plans attempt to make it "more available," if you can pay for it, or find someone else (employer) to pay for it. Estimates are that 15 million people in the US will remain uninsured.
From a retirement perspective, health care costs can rapidly deplete retirement savings, and access to good health care coverage becomes more difficult as one ages. Medicare is there, but many retired persons augment Medicare with additional coverage obtained from private insurers.
The next administration will face big challenges in the health care arena. How effective they will be in changing the status-quo will depend on where they are coming from.
http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2008/01/presidential_candidates_are_no.html
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