June 14, 2006 |
Posted By Diane Pfadenhauer |
Universal Health Coverage?
A recent survey tells us that Americans want universal health coverage. According to a committee, the Citizens' Health Care Working Group, established by Congress in 2004, 23,000 people weighed in with their thoughts. The group was formed by Congress in the same legislation that created the prescription drug benefits under Medicare. Essentially, its principles are: that "...all Americans should have a set of health coverage benefits guaranteed by law. Those benefits should be "portable and independent of health status, working status, age (and) income."
While an interesting concept, the group does not say how such health care will be paid for.