Reform: Now What?
February 12, 2010
Posted by chcablogadmin in : Healthcare Reform
A recent article by David Wessel in the Wall Street Journal discussed how inaction on health reform will cost us individually.
Unless we experience a political miracle, kids in our communities will find out first-hand about the cost of doing nothing. As concerning as the previous bills might have been, inaction, too, may be ugly and costly. The Urban Institute ran the “do nothing” outcome through its computers and offered a scenario that the number of uninsured could raise to 57 million or 20% of the population in the next year or two. More employers might drop health coverage as it grows more costly and is not required. The fraction of Americans on Medicaid and children’s health insurance programs, currently at about 15.6%, could rise to as much as 18%.
This may be the opportunity to put together two or three key proposals to Congress to assure adequate health care for our kids while the country struggles with the remainder of the system.
What are you doing at your hospital, state or national level?
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