Dear Representative —–,
Thank you very much for making time to talk to me this morning. I work across the street from where we met — for the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library and I was very excited to see that you would be visiting constituents in “my” YWCA.
Here are the questions I left you with – and I appreciate your willingness to answer:
- Do you support health care for everyone?
- How?
- Do you believe that access to health care should be controlled by employers?
- Do you think insurance companies are the most appropriate bill paying service for health care?
- Is everyone in your family currently covered by comprehensive insurance?
- What would you advise those of us with uninsured adult children? Cancer – Diabetes (such diseases) can hit anyone at any age.
- What would you advise if an uninsurable adult wanted to go into business for herself?
On the way home I heard a news report about President Bush’s concern that people feel pressured to by “gold-plated” or “cadillac” plans – what do you think he means by this? Should those of us who aren’t Federal Employees make due with a “ford” plan? And what would be covered by that?
I told you I was looking for a hero. You asked me what I would want?
Just Cover Everyone.
You could expand the Medicare system to include everyone and everything covered by Health Insurance (like you and I currently have.) I believe there are proposals for this very idea right now in both the House (H.R. 676) and Senator Kennedy’s similar proposal in the Senate.
Let’s keep it simple. Medicare works. We’re already paying a Medicare tax. Let’s just raise the rate enough to Cover Everyone. And then we can all stop trying to figure out whether we want a raise or glasses (well most of us can stop worrying about that).
I want to thank you again for taking the time to listen and answer these questions. I’m looking forward to hearing what you think.
Sincerely,