McCain on Health Care Reform

Let me preface this post by saying, that Tyler and I are painfully aware of the flaws in our country's current health care trends. We pay $650 a month in premiums for a $4,000 deductible. After we have met our deductible, we pay 20% of any additional medical expenses. As you may or may not know, we had a baby this year. I talked to our health care providers on Wednesday and, in total, we owe nearly $6,000 in medical bills. Keep in mind, this is in addition to the $650 we pay in premiums every month. I tell you this because I feel my opinion is more valid if it is made clear that our current health care system is not working for the McLachlan family either. In fact, we will be selling a car to pay for all our expenses.

"John McCain Will Reform Health Care Making It Easier For Individuals And Families To Obtain Insurance. An important part of his plan is to use competition to improve the quality of health insurance with greater variety to match people's needs, lower prices, and portability. Families should be able to purchase health insurance nationwide, across state lines" (http://www.johnmccain.com/convention.htm).

Feel free to research McCain's ideas for yourself, but in a nutshell, he will enable American citizens to have more of a choice regarding their health care plan. They would be allowed to cross state lines in order to find a plan more customized to their individual needs. This will also increase competition between insurance providers resulting in more competitive premiums.

Tim Johnson, an ABC News correspondent and Democratic enthusiast, had this to say regarding the McCain health care plan,

"It's much easier for people to have group insurance through their employer who does the hard legwork in negotiating with the insurance companies and then presents you with some choices. The idea that individuals are going to have enough knowledge, and enough savvy, and enough insight, and frankly enough guts to make choices all by themselves is pretty much a pipe dream."

This view of the American people is an outrage! The idea that we as a people are neither educated nor resourceful enough to research and purchase our own health care plan is 100% asinine. It is this view that makes me the most scared of the realization of socialized health care. Many Democrats are pushing for this in our country. Because they believe we are not smart enough to make our own decisions, the government will step in and take away our right to choose by making our decisions for us. Where does it stop? How does this idea and trend separate our country from any other communist or socialist country? How will this effect the quality of health care providers in this country?

I would sacrifice any car or material possession any day of the week, rather than sacrifice my freedom to choose.