But What Does It All Mean?

Hello everyone. For my last blog I would like to summarize the knowledge and insight that I have gained from this project. Shamita and I began with providing some basic information about America’s health care system, where party’s stand on health care issues, various interest groups, and news about how health care is changing today. So here is what it means to me.

When I began researching health care, I sided with the Democrats for the most part. I believe in expanding health insurance coverage to all, but I know it’s not realistic for America to make the radical change to socialized medicine, at least not any time soon. I also realize the importance of helping individuals to manage their own health needs and customizing insurance, which the Republican Party advocates. Everyone should be responsible for their health and taking care of it, but no one should ever be denied help especially when their life is at risk. No side has all the solutions, but now I at least understand where they’re coming from.

I think Shamita makes a good point when she noted the conservative contradiction on “reserved” health care and at what point they believe life begins. In Denver last Tuesday, 131,000 signatures were delivered to the Secretary of State’s office that supported a constitutional amendment that would, “define ‘person,’ to include any human being, from the time of conception...‘Proponents have said that their goal is to overturn Roe vs. Wade, so certainly there are national implications,’ said Toni Panetta, spokesperson for the Protect Families Protect Choices Coalition”. http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=91715 Although this is primarily a human rights issue, it affects the legalization of abortions and brings up the issue of legislating morality.

This project has been very enlightening, however, I feel like our health care system is stuck in some weird limbo of ineffectiveness. Each party has its own beliefs, but no solution. We know the system isn’t working as well as it could be, but it gets us by for now. All we can do is follow what we have now until we can create a health care system that is more efficient and beneficial to Americans.