The new president Barack Obama has achieved another item. In his campaign for president elections he promised to do something about the US healthcare and recently the government panel has approved a bill to reform the US healthcare. The outcome of the vote was 14 in favor and 9 against.
Creating more insurance for Americans and cutting some health costs are 2 mean reasons why the senate has approved the health bill. But there are also some negative reactions, some people of the committee believe that the panel bill is making more government control.
There is still a long way to go for a better healthcare in America. But with the approval of this health bill, it looks like president Obama has achieved more then president Clinton in 1990. Because his attempts to create a better healthcare never got beyond the committees.
But not everybody is happy with this new measure. The lawmakers are divided about the public option. Because some studies showed that the costs could be higher than expected.
In my view, I think that the approval of the health bill is a great step forward in the healthcare of America. A lot of people in America aren’t insured because they don’t earn a lot of money. When an uninsured person gets ill or had an accident they have to pay the total sum of the hospital bill. A lot of people cannot pay this, so they don’t receive medical care. I don’t think this is acceptable in a modern country like America.
Date: 13/09/2009
I totally agree with you. The United States think they are the perfect example of democracy for the rest of the world, while they have been lagging behind for decades with their healthcare. Let's hope universal healthcare will become more then just a dream for Obama.
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