A recent news report on the state of America and the health insurance crisis in our nation brought out some very surprising health statistic numbers. The report said that currently one in five Americans is completely without insurance and this number is expected to rise as more and more people become unemployed and are unable to pay their health insurance premiums. This is a problem that is just getting worse and worse as the years pass, and it doesn't seem that it is being addressed, and I can assure you it is not being addressed effectively.
According to the CDC this one and five Americans actually totals out to be about 40 million Americans without health insurance coverage. And according to the CDC information about 20% of those Americans went without having a health procedure done or something health related being done because they could not afford it. And honestly, this is higher than it was in previous years, and many states have put in place health insurance plans for the children in lower middle class and upper lower class families, so if anything this number should be dropping.
The services that people skipped were medical care, prescription medicines, mental health care, dental care and / or eyeglasses, and all because they could not afford to pay to have the work done. Most said that had they had insurance they would have had these things taken care of.
Do not forget that the people who fall into the category are mainly elderly and children, which are the ones who need them most. With our world making so many medical advancements, there is no reason for anyone not to be able to have medical care.
Taking care of the people in our Nation needs to be a top priority. We need to stop looking the other way and sending money and food and supplies to foreign countries as if they are disadvantaged. As long as there are people in this country that are living without the basics of solid health care and their basic necessities like food being met, then we need to fix our own country first and then we can look to help others. Good Will starts at home. - 16492
According to the CDC this one and five Americans actually totals out to be about 40 million Americans without health insurance coverage. And according to the CDC information about 20% of those Americans went without having a health procedure done or something health related being done because they could not afford it. And honestly, this is higher than it was in previous years, and many states have put in place health insurance plans for the children in lower middle class and upper lower class families, so if anything this number should be dropping.
The services that people skipped were medical care, prescription medicines, mental health care, dental care and / or eyeglasses, and all because they could not afford to pay to have the work done. Most said that had they had insurance they would have had these things taken care of.
Do not forget that the people who fall into the category are mainly elderly and children, which are the ones who need them most. With our world making so many medical advancements, there is no reason for anyone not to be able to have medical care.
Taking care of the people in our Nation needs to be a top priority. We need to stop looking the other way and sending money and food and supplies to foreign countries as if they are disadvantaged. As long as there are people in this country that are living without the basics of solid health care and their basic necessities like food being met, then we need to fix our own country first and then we can look to help others. Good Will starts at home. - 16492
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