A topic that has recently caught my attention is the cost of
healthcare- not only in Texas, but throughout the United States. It is not
recent news that without insurance, healthcare is nearly impossible to afford. If
a person does not have an insurance provider, such as BlueCross BlueShield or
MAPS, a trip to the hospital for an ear infection can cost up to $3,000. Going
to the hospital for a broken hand can cost up to $17,000! These ridiculous
amounts appall me.
What seems even more ridiculous to me is the fact that an
amendment made in 2003 to limit medical payouts has done nothing to help the
problem. Apparently, there has been no significant change in the growing levels
of money that healthcare professionals are demanding from individuals. Desperate
for a way out, people are turning to the law. Suing doctors for malpractice
seems to be the only option for some. How else to climb out of the growing debt
that healthcare providers have created?
What seems most interesting to me is the difference in the
health care system that occurs in Canada. The principle is that all Canadian
citizens will receive “all ‘medically necessary and hospital physician services’”
with no cost sharing for services. All of this is guaranteed under federal law.
This is the same principal that Obama is trying to implement in America…something
that thousands of people are opposing.
My question is this: Why can’t Texas implement such a law?
Also, why are people opposing such principles? I want answers and I want them
now.
