Health care in the USA is unaffordable and inaccessible to too many. It is time for ALL Americans to have universal, affordable access to health care, regardless of their employment status, income, or geographic location.
Why is this important?
When I left my teaching job to become an educational consultant I was hit by the realization that I would no longer have an employer pay 75% of the health insurance costs for my family. Searching for a an affordable family plan and finding that "affordable" did not exist made this issue hit home. Millions of families are in a similar or much worse situation. They do not qualify for Meidcare or other state-supported assistance, but the cost of health insurance out of pocket is absolutely unaffordable. This is a right, not a privilege, and it is time for our government to help ALL Americans have this right unencumbered.
