The Haves and the Have Nots When it Comes to Health Care
February 24, 2010 at 12:54 PM Leave a comment
Undoubtedly you all have already thought about this but if not — regarding Dick Cheney’s fifth heart attack — if he was an average Joe he’d have lost his insurance coverage after his first heart attack. He would have been rejected as a candidate for a new policy because of his “pre-existing condition.” And chances are, he would have died after his second, third or fourth heart attack. Living through five is unheard of without a tremendous amount of medical support and follow-up which, of course, our average Joe wouldn’t have had access to because his insurance was canceled after his first attack.
The special privilege afforded to the likes of Dick Cheney speaks to a fundamental unfairness that we must change in our society: If you’re rich and of a certain class, you have a far better chance of living a good long life than average Joes and Janes.
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