8/12/08 Marie Coco, syndicated columnist with The Washington Post, echoed my sentiments regarding the health care crisis. Mentioning that if it was not for the price of gas, the real estate market crumbling, and the credit and banking crisis, healthcare would be the number one issue.
The reason I like her perspective is because for the first time she and I agree. Quote:
"To say you're going to provide affordable coverage to people is not
the same as giving them health care," she says. "Just because you have
insurance coverage does not guarantee you access to the care that you
and your doctor decide you need. And people with insurance understand
that."
This has been the montra of the Democratic platform for decades, and frankly as I mentioned previously in my columns about the McCain and Obama health platforms, providing access to care, not just insurance is lacking. As all of us know, just because you have insurance does not mean you can go to a doc when you want where you want easily.