Health Care

For what it is worth and since I am not in the public eye, probably not much, here are my thoughts on the health care debate...

1. I believe we do have a broken system. This statement is not to say that things are horrible today, but I do see that we have a system that at some point in the future will not be able to be afforded by those other than the financially independent.
2. I believe that if we do not prioritize prevention and early detection of cancer and heart disease, we will continue to lose those close to us earlier than we should.
3. I believe that no one should be turned down because of a preexisting condition. Life could be considered a preexisting condition.
4. As controversial as it is, I believe we must address the illegal immigration issue in regards to health care. I do not intend to sound callus, but we have immigration laws for a reason. We can not continue to fund a system that rewards illegal behavior, and paying higher premiums to cover the costs of those here illegally, is systematically unsustainable.
5. I believe care should not be mandatory. I believe someone should be able to opt out, but there should be a cost to opting out. That cost should be directly related to care available and what is lost by opting out, such as preventative care access, prescription access, specialist access and non life threatening care access. Also there should be no credit protections for those that opt out.
6. Children should be able to receive treatment regardless of the parents decision to opt in or out.
7. Prescriptions should be covered by all plans, with caps on out of pocket costs at $1200 annually.
8. I believe that public servants should have the same coverage as the general public, no better/no worse.
9. Any plan should be fully tax deductible and a maximum cost per person should be $3600 per year for adults and $1800 for children.
10. Lastly I believe providing access to health care is a moral obligation of our country's leadership and we need to put down political walls and get this done!!!

The begining

I have something to say. I usually do. I have created this blog to speak my mind. You will not always agree with my statements and may find them off base, but I hope that you will give me the honor of continuing to read and be moved to thought and reflection. I thank you in advance for reading my ramblings.

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Again, thanks for your time.

Mike Boyer