{"id":60377,"date":"2009-12-02T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/northwestvoices\/2010408596_healthcarehealthcareandmorehealthcare.html?syndication=rss"},"modified":"2009-12-02T17:46:31","modified_gmt":"2009-12-02T22:46:31","slug":"health-care-health-care-and-more-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/60377","title":{"rendered":"Health care, health care, and more health care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dimes for global health: All we need is a vision<\/strong><\/p>\n

Editor, The Times:<\/p>\n

I agree completely with Dr. Steve Gloyd and U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott when they state in their guest commentary \u201cPledge a dime for global health\u201d [Opinion, Dec. 1] that we should be inspired by the efforts of international AIDS activists who refused to accept that treatment for all was unaffordable.<\/p>\n

Why is it then that those of us who use the same argument here at home, and continue to advocate for universal, not-for-profit single-payer health care, have never really been taken seriously by our elected representatives? The same elected representatives who purport to be trying to reform our fatally dysfunctional health-care system.<\/p>\n

To quote Gloyd and McDermott again, \u201cThe challenge is not in whether the funds exist, but whether we have the vision and the will to mobilize them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kenneth Fabert, Bainbridge Island<\/em><\/p>\n

Only the wealthy will be truly healthy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is clear from the credible and convincing research cited in \u201cHealth-care moneymakers\u201d [News, Nov. 25] that Americans prefer wealth to health. We would rather have super insurance companies, profitable big pharmaceutical companies, and lucrative biotech firms than healthy people.<\/p>\n

As the Senate falters toward much-needed reform in a badly broken American health-care system, it is clear that the only the wealthy will really be healthy.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Theresa Earenfight, Seattle<\/em><\/p>\n

Christian Scientists weigh in, lobby for spiritual care<\/strong><\/p>\n

As one of the Christian Scientists mentioned by the title in \u201cChristian Scientists lobby to add prayer to health bill,\u201d [News, Nov. 26], I\u2019d like to add my perspective.<\/p>\n

I have attended a number of local health-care-reform forums over the past two years. Patient choice has always been considered a major priority. People should be able to choose the type of health care and the provider they feel is best for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n

If Americans are to be free to make this choice, and thousands currently choose spiritual care, this amendment must be included.<\/p>\n

Some have questioned the constitutionality of the amendment. This is about private insurance companies reimbursing patients for private health-care costs. Michael McConnell, who heads the Stanford University Constitutional Law Center, concurs that the amendment is consistent with constitutional standards.<\/p>\n

The Times article noted, \u201cthe clash over spiritual care has become essentially a referendum about whether the government recognizes prayer as a legitimate and viable health-care option.\u201d<\/p>\n

To those who have just been told that there is nothing more that can be done for their loved one or themselves, having another proven health-care option can be indispensable.<\/p>\n

\u2014 William E. Scott, Kenmore<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dimes for global health: All we need is a vision Editor, The Times: I agree completely with Dr. Steve Gloyd and U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott when they state in their guest commentary \u201cPledge a dime for global health\u201d [Opinion, Dec. 1] that we should be inspired by the efforts of international AIDS activists who refused […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}