Even though this site is geared towards Canadians, we couldn’t help but take notice of all the changes in the health care system with our good friends and neighbours down south (notice the Canadian spelling!) in the United States. The most controversial and widely debated government change in the past few years (other than the Iraq war which we’re not going to even touch) has easily been health care.
President Obama’s biggest presidential initiative has been his drive to reform the current health care system in the States so that a higher percentage of average American citizens will actually have access to health care, as currently all health care is privatized in the States, and as a result it’s extremely expensive for both health procedures and any type of health insurance or coverage. Obama’s goal is that every American should have access to health care, just like we do here in Canada even though we may take it for granted.
The importance of this debate will have massive implications on the health care system in the States, and will allow for the average citizen to be able to afford decent health care coverage. If everything goes according to plan, health care will be provided along with access to cheap life insurance and health coverage. Currently, the cheapest health care coverage in the States is still way too expensive for the low income family, and way out or range for the poor or those struggling to make their monthly payments as it is.
That’s the whole point of the proposed health care system that Obama is campaigning for. We actually support the proposed system but there is a very heated debate currently going on in the States that looks like it will continue for some time, guess we’re lucky to be Canadian in this case as we have great health care and insurance coverage, hopefully soon our good neighbours to the South will as well!
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