iVillage Women Speak out on Health Care Reform
Ready to share your opinion on the first lady's pitch for health care
reform? Join the ongoing discussion about health care reform on our
Women and Politics message board. Here's a little taste of the lively
debate so far:
Some women worry that corporations will let the health benefits burden fall to the government. "Given my recent experiences with how the government handles the current managed plans we already have in place (i.e. Medicaid), I do not trust the government one bit with my health care decisions," says user mombitsey.
For one mom, the results of the health care debate is the difference between being a stay-at-home mom and going back to work. From iVillage mom amyogini, "...this whole insurance issue has become quite possible the hinging factor on whether I go back to work full-time after my 3rd child. We like the public option...oh wait. There is no public option."
Others are concerned that their children will continue to suffer if reform doesn't come soon. User midlifegal says, "I am very unhappy that my kids, both college educated, are struggling to pay for insurance and the high deductibles that they have. I do worry for my kids and hope that some kind of reform is coming."
Meanwhile, others just want to be heard amidst the angry voices on both sides of the debate. "I can't image showing up at a public event and shouting people down. With that said, I do think that some of these"town halls are really campaign events. I often feel like I"m not being heard. I can understand the frustration, but I can't see that shouting would produce anything more than publicity," says lj_jacieb.
Share your concerns, thoughts or solutions on health care reform on our Women and Politics message board.
Some women worry that corporations will let the health benefits burden fall to the government. "Given my recent experiences with how the government handles the current managed plans we already have in place (i.e. Medicaid), I do not trust the government one bit with my health care decisions," says user mombitsey.
For one mom, the results of the health care debate is the difference between being a stay-at-home mom and going back to work. From iVillage mom amyogini, "...this whole insurance issue has become quite possible the hinging factor on whether I go back to work full-time after my 3rd child. We like the public option...oh wait. There is no public option."
Others are concerned that their children will continue to suffer if reform doesn't come soon. User midlifegal says, "I am very unhappy that my kids, both college educated, are struggling to pay for insurance and the high deductibles that they have. I do worry for my kids and hope that some kind of reform is coming."
Meanwhile, others just want to be heard amidst the angry voices on both sides of the debate. "I can't image showing up at a public event and shouting people down. With that said, I do think that some of these"town halls are really campaign events. I often feel like I"m not being heard. I can understand the frustration, but I can't see that shouting would produce anything more than publicity," says lj_jacieb.
Share your concerns, thoughts or solutions on health care reform on our Women and Politics message board.
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Yes, we do need reform but reform should start within the pharmaceutical, insurance and Medicare industries before we start any new programs that are going to cost billions of taxpayer dollars. Let's start with tort reform, cut out the fraud in Medicare and change the things in the drug and insurance industries that aren't working, such as being able to keep out insurances across state lines and not denying insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. That would be a big beginning to change and we could see how much that would save before tackling other more drastic measures. I'm just not convinced that the government can run something like this - look at Medicare, the postal service, the DMV - even Congress is dysfunctional! I don't want to go into a huge program without studying it, doing case studies, having some part of the country put it into practice and see if it works before passing it - some of these congresspeople don't want to read it, don't understand it and don't care to understand it - they just want to pass anything to say it's a victory for the President and since most of it won't go into effect until after the next presidential election, they won't suffer the effects of whether it works or not - it's disgusting how they can pass a bill that will be this expensive for our children and grandchildren and even great-grandchildren with so little thought or guilt.
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