Ordinary people speak out on health care reform
Christin M. Roby/Contributing writer
Issue date: 8/9/09 Section: Neighborhood
"People are now being forced to choose whether to go to the doctor and purchase medicine or buy groceries," Pollard said. "And it shouldn't be that way."
Such is the case for 43-year-old Glee Bartlett of Silver Spring. Bartlett is unemployed and in need of medical attention but cannot see a doctor because the costs are so steep.
"Times like now, when I'm coughing and wheezing, is even more reason why I support this issue," she said. "I have to take whatever I can afford over-the-counter to sustain," said Bartlett between coughs.
E. Faye Williams, national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, has a personal connection to the healthcare reform. Her father died within days of being transported from emergency room to emergency room because he had no health insurance.
"I just don't understand why the Congress continues to drag their feet when the President is saying that the time is now," Williams said. "Congress should not be going on vacation without a healthcare plan in place ready for the President's signature."
"It's a disgrace that we have so many people that are uninsured in the United States," said Bill Armbruster, 60, of Southeast D.C.
This former magazine editor is unemployed and wants Congress to act now. His health insurance ends next August and he fears that he will not be able to find a new company to start an insurance policy with due to his age.
As a result, he is planning to move to Taiwan. "In the 1970's, I taught English in Taiwan, which has 'superb' healthcare," Armbruster said. "And although I don't want to, I'm looking into going back so I can have access to their healthcare."
Williams shares Armbruster's frustration. "If it were Congressmen's mother, father, or child that needed the healthcare, they would go to any length to make sure they had affordable insurance," she said. "Why wouldn't anybody want everyone to benefit from the healthcare that only some have now?"
Such is the case for 43-year-old Glee Bartlett of Silver Spring. Bartlett is unemployed and in need of medical attention but cannot see a doctor because the costs are so steep.
"Times like now, when I'm coughing and wheezing, is even more reason why I support this issue," she said. "I have to take whatever I can afford over-the-counter to sustain," said Bartlett between coughs.
E. Faye Williams, national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, has a personal connection to the healthcare reform. Her father died within days of being transported from emergency room to emergency room because he had no health insurance.
"I just don't understand why the Congress continues to drag their feet when the President is saying that the time is now," Williams said. "Congress should not be going on vacation without a healthcare plan in place ready for the President's signature."
"It's a disgrace that we have so many people that are uninsured in the United States," said Bill Armbruster, 60, of Southeast D.C.
This former magazine editor is unemployed and wants Congress to act now. His health insurance ends next August and he fears that he will not be able to find a new company to start an insurance policy with due to his age.
As a result, he is planning to move to Taiwan. "In the 1970's, I taught English in Taiwan, which has 'superb' healthcare," Armbruster said. "And although I don't want to, I'm looking into going back so I can have access to their healthcare."
Williams shares Armbruster's frustration. "If it were Congressmen's mother, father, or child that needed the healthcare, they would go to any length to make sure they had affordable insurance," she said. "Why wouldn't anybody want everyone to benefit from the healthcare that only some have now?"
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posted 11/23/09 @ 4:46 PM EST
All I have heard from the Republicans for the past 9 months is when they need time to read the bill, and work on some type of reform. Well keep you dumb rump in kyour office and read the bill. (Continued…)
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posted 12/04/09 @ 2:43 AM EST
I think that health care reform is necessary step for U.S.
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posted 12/09/09 @ 7:06 AM EST
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