Dears, I was holding off comment on this bill ....until I got to read it. It is a pretty big document (I understand), and I would prefer not to comment on what was eventually agreed upon and passed until I read it.
However, after having read Viviana's comment, I thought I'd ask her, what she really meant by 'ACCESS'. It is a specific term and has specific connotations. Allow me first to wish a Very Happy Birthday to all those on the West Coast who are celebrating their birthday today......esp Viviana (:-) The example which Viviana has given, refers to Emergency care - which we all know (I believe) is taken care of. Even the word, "emergency care" and what is provided .....may mean stabilization. BTW: Whenever one looks at health care, One looks in one particular indicator i.e. Infant Mortality Rate. It gives a fair idea of the state of health care in a country. Attached infra are the IMR for a few select countries. It speaks for itself Australia 4.75 Portugal 4.78 United Kingdom 4.85 Canada 5.04 Cuba 5.82 United States 6..22 India 50.78 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html ========= - Hide quoted text - On 22 March 2010 11:24, viviana <viviana_coe...@yahoo.com> wrote: One small note - everyone with their feet in the USA has free access to health CARE, which is different from health INSURANCE. If you don't believe this I'll send you the name/email of my nephew in Texas who, on his FIRST day in the USA collapsed in church (exhaustion from the trip from Goa) - you can ask him what medical response was provided FOR FREE; he never even received a bill. This is Obama's gift to the health insurance industry and has nothing to do with providing health care here in America. Check the stats - on the day the Senate signed this bill health insurance stocks skyrocketed to their highest levels EVER. Politicians will get rich(er) as a result of this boondoggle which, hopefully, will be repealed, and health care for the average American will change only for the worse.