Healthcare Reform's Passing

March 21, 2010

It was that Sunday afternoon when the healthcare reform bill passed in the Senate, amid all the protests which took place outside, protests opposing the bill. A 2000+-page bill that, if signed into law by President Obama, will raise premiums for members on health insurance plans, and cause taxpayers to dig deeper into their wallets. Doctors, nurses, and other physicians will see a reduction in the hours they work, the number of patients they see, and the amount of their paychecks, something which may prompt them to seek employment elsewhere, that "elsewhere" may not be within the U.S. The reduced number of physicians will do nothing but create longer lines at hospitals, which will in turn, create longer wait times at hospitals. Every resident of the U.S. must purchase government-sponsored health insurance or receive imprisonment. Ironically, not everyone will be covered under the healthcare reform bill as previously stated by the President, including those of the Muslim religion and children with pre-existing conditions.

What is the point of healthcare reform anyway? I am satisfied with America's healthcare system and I do not think any changes should be made to it. We already have services offering free or reduced-fee doctors' visits, and I am proud to label myself as one of the millions of Americans who receives this kind of service. There are health insurance companies out there which offer low-cost premiums to their customers, one of those companies being Essential Health, a company that I sought to join, but had my bank account hijacked late in 2009, and lost all chance to do so. Nevertheless, I still plane on using Essential Health, starting this summer or autumn. Together Rx Access is a company I use to save on prescription drug costs, up to 40% or more, and I strongly recommend it to those who are unsatisfied with the costs of their medications.
These are two companies I mentioned in the last blog entry, and I still recommend them, even with the passing of this infamous healthcare reform bill. Now that there have been warnings informing U.S. citizens that they must purchase health insurance or go to prison, I definitely recommend Essential Health. Low-cost health insurance existed before the healthcare reform bill made its way to the House of Representatives, and now that this infamous bill has passed the Senate and has been signed into law by Barack Saddam Hussein Obama, low-cost health insurance may be hard to find.
Over the next several weeks, some Republicans will seek for a solution to make healthcare reform less expensive, while others will seek to repeal the bill. I hope the latter becomes successful, because there are many more negative things about the healthcare reform bill than there are positive things, and anything with more cons than pros must be abolished as soon as possible. Let's hope our heroes can find a way to abolish this two-thousand-headed monstrosity before it's too late.