Thursday, May 28, 2009

Cost of health care

Health care is an issue that gets everybody eyes brows to raise. In an article on the Boston.com, Kay Lazar talks about health care costs in Massachusetts, which has been rising even more than inflation.
Those who are mainly touched by this situation are the low incomes families, who find issues finding physicians but also difficulties affording the cost. Even though Massachusetts has set new rules forcing residents to have health care otherwise they will face tax penalty, some people are not insured.
Massachusetts nevertheless compare to other state is in a better standing when it comes to health care. They are more people who are insured and the service offer is relatively better.
The issue now is to get the medical debt to lower.
When we all know that beside paying the rent or the mortgage, most of the income of a middle class person goes to health care. With this economy where more people are losing their jobs and at the same time their coverage, I am wondering how the state will manage not only to ensure that everyone is insured but at the same time lower the medical debts. If the intention is really to help, there is always a solution that can be found. But if it is to make benefits, some people will be left out and the effort to establish a solid health care system will not have the result expected.

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