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American Health insurance System 201, Pt.1 – Undoing the disinformation.

Great article written by Daniel Gallington and posted on the Washington Times’ website: washingtontimes.com concerning the current health insurance/care system. With this information and the dispelling of some disinformation, the American voters will be able to compile value decisions in how to reform the pathetic health insurance/care system that we have now. As Mr. Gallington points out at the onset, most of our country’s voters have been so mislead with disinformation, that the remaining time ‘til elections may not be enough to disseminate the realities that will not be ignored. As he goes on to explain, the reason isn’t the complexity nor lack of intelligence of the voter. It’s because the real health insurance issues are controlled by forces beneath the surface.

Forces like multi-trillion-dollar industries, 60 years worth of traditions and politicians who will “[muddy] the “water on the issues… because it's not a good idea for them - politically - to be specific,” piecing the well-phrased explanation from Mr. Gallington’s article. To clarify the ‘muddle’, Mr. Gallington suggests it may require the courage on the part of Congress holding comprehensive health care system hearings to reveal the true facts in order to bring us up to speed before we can even understand what needs to be done. He does not yield a rosy outlook of that being done any time soon. The ultimate loyalty of many congressmen seems to be somewhat compromised between constituents and large industry.

While most US citizens (82%) believe that our current health insurance/care system is so bad, it needs a complete overhaul, according to a recent survey, commissioned and analyzed by the non-profit Commonwealth Fund) and administered by the Harris Interactive, Inc group.  (for the full spread, please review the article series entitled: “Sweeping Demands on Health Care”.) The health insurance industry, on the other hand, kinda likes the status quo.

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