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The Tennessean on Thursday published an editorial and an opinion piece that addressed wellness care reform. Summaries appear below.
Tennessean: A "highly informative" study released to begin with this hebdomad by the Commonwealth Fund moves "beyond the usual emphasis situated on Americans who have no health insurance to call attention to problems experienced by people world Health Organization thought they were sufficiently covered," a Tennessean editorial states. According to the editorial, the study found that in 2007, two-thirds of working-age U.S. adults either lacked health policy, lacked equal coverage, had problems with payment of medical bills or forwent necessary aesculapian care because of price concerns. The study "argues convincingly for universal health insurance," the editorial states, adding, "Perhaps even critics are beginning to understand that this country inevitably and wants health fear reform." The editorial states, "The foundation's findings ar candid and enlightening," adding, "Our policymakers at the state and federal levels should take a right look at this info, and soon, because tens of millions of Americans are risking their health. ... That just should non be" (Tennessean, 8/21).
Barrett Rosen, Tennessean: "It is time to correct rules and health insurance policies that limit the handiness and affordability of coverage, especially for those with low remuneration or no employee health benefits," orthopedical surgeon Rosen, a Tennessee delegate to the American Medical Association and a former president of the Tennessee Medical Association, writes in a Tennessean ruling piece. Rosen discusses a recent proposal supported by AMA that would bring home the bacon vouchers or tax credits to help uninsured U.S. residents purchase health policy; seek to provide all residents with a choice of portable health plans; and provide health insurers financial incentives to cover high-risk residents and encourage residents to seek health insurance before they develop serious illnesses. According to Rosen, the proposal "reflects important values and traditions, such as assistance based on want, freedom of choice, market innovation and fairness." He concludes that the proposal, "combined with careful consideration of slipway to get the topper value from health tending spending, provide a prescription for achieving health policy coverage for everyone" (Rosen, Tennessean, 8/21).
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