Posts Tagged ‘equitable’

What do you think would happen if Medicare became Americare? With 92% of Americans declaring allegiance to someone or something they call God (Pew 2008 Religious Landscape Survey), one would think that virtues like caring for and sharing with others would be overwhelmingly pervasive in our society. Giving half an ear to the debate on health care reform flatly negates that idea.

Seniors already enjoy the “public option” in the form of Medicare. Some seniors I talk to are willing to entertain the idea of extending similar benefits to other age groups. Some seniors are not so generous. Many are just plain scared because it is difficult to ferret out the facts amid so much political hype and fear mongering. I haven’t met any senior yet who thinks they would give up Medicare for some other option so I am concluding that for any shortcomings it has, Medicare is a pretty satisfactory program.

If Medicare became Americare there wouldn’t be a new wheel to invent. The old one would just get much bigger. Wouldn’t we all be better off? Who or what would be harmed? Wouldn’t health care in general be astoundingly more predictable, more equitable? I would love to have some comments from actual Medicare beneficiaries—would what is good for Seniors also be good for all Americans?

Hoping for a healthy discussion,
Connie