Roadblocks & Compromises Leading to the Health Care Bill

Schmitt, Mark. “The Obstacles to Real Health Care Reform.” The American Prospect. www.prospect.org, 26 October 2009. Web. 27 November 2009 <http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_obstacles_to_real_health_care_reform>.

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Several different presidents have tried to lead America on the road to having a universal health care system; all the bills have been blocked until now. The usual very conservative, right wing Republicans are beginning to come around and see all the benefits and great things that will come out of a new health care approach. The American Medical Association is one of the usually conservative groups that are coming out in full support of the bill. Many business' favor the bill as well because they understand that creating a more predictable health insurance rate and reducing health care costs that are currently being enforced at the moment will not only cut business costs, but give them the ability to provide more efficient, stable health care coverage to all employees. "while insurance companies have much to lose from legislation that includes a public option and tight regulations, many large insurers know that they can survive and thrive when every American purchases insurance." This article is a good article to refer to in regards to my research question because it shows how this $894 billion will actually save many Americans money and provide better care. Business' will more efficiently thrive through the reform and every man, woman and child in America will be insured and no one will ever have to worry about dying because they cannot afford medical care.

Getting a Move on Health Care Reform

Barone, Michael. “Damn the Defecit: Full Speed Ahead on Healthcare.” The Examiner. www.washingtonexaminer.com, 25 November 2009. 30 November 2009 (of your access) <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Damn-the-deficit_-Full-speed-ahead-on-health-care-8583120-73022217.html>.

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This article is a very liberal article written about how heath care will indeed be very pricy but the amount and quality of care provided will outweigh any costs. The National Treasury predicts that the bill will create $14 billion worth of debt by 2019. John Podesta though, head of the Obama transition team, would, "create a balance" with other economies. Though Democrats are in support of the bill, they realize the potential fiscal damage that will be done to the nation if the bill is passed. "Examining the Democrats' health care proposals, William Galston, domestic policy adviser in the Clinton White House, writes, 'We're already facing an unsustainable fiscal future.'" Medicare is the shining example of what health care will be like for all Americans and along with that care, Americans will foot the bill. This bill before the Senate is estimated to cost over $1 trillion. An economist suggests that, "the AAA rating of Treasury bonds, the world's most important security, could be in jeopardy." He says this because the treasury measures debt in America in 2019 to be at over $700 billion. Many Democrats and Republicans alike are already concerned with with America's fiscally unsure future and putting a bill into action that adds to this level of unsureness seems like a lose-lose situation to some. This article addresses my research question by making it known that indeed, there will be an increase of money that American citizens will have to pay and it might even create future debt, but that it will help the American system of health care today and provide Americans with stability and reliability that there will always be a doctor there to take care of them.