Healthcare Meeting
In a recent hearing held by the Energy and Commerce committee in the House of Representatives, a dour and political atmosphere dominated a conversation about Medicare, Medicare and the future healthcare system of this country. Although many specific facts and figures were quoted throughout this meeting, I learned very little from these exchanges from a certain perspective. From another perspective, one that sees the commercialization and politicization of something as important as healthcare, this meeting insinuates much about the leadership of this country and its attitudes towards the health of this nation.
The entire stetting of this meeting has been created using political party lines. This is unfortunate. It appears as each congressperson has their say in the matter, it is framed in a us against them fashion, where blame and unhealthy discourse dominate such an important topic.
The pure overload of statistics and figures contained in this meeting suggest that they are being used as a distraction method to blind their constituents into believing that their interests are being served. Stats can be created, bought or sold for the right price these days and much can not be trusted.
Healthcare, along with the privacy and freedom to pursue its benefits has been collectivized and commercialized to such an extent that in order for this system to survive it needs a continuing dose of sick and beleaguered patients to feed the massive economic interests at stake. It appears the dangers of a commercialized healthcare system have demonstrated that this beastly practice of profiting off the sick is not good for the society at many different level it contains.
Healthcare discussions of this matter do not belong in a committee that is dedicated to commercial purposes. Medicare and Medicaid were successful in the past in spite of the many governmental forces that played a role in their existence, but like all things these are old and obsolete ways of dealing with this current crisis of confusion.
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