Is health care a collective right or an individual responsibility? quoting : The Tennessean

Whether in the coming days, weeks or months Congress passes a new health care bill, repeals Obamacare or does nothing, the health care issue in the United States will not be settled for a long time. Health care regulations (Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto) Story Highlights Opinion: Do not be distracted from the fundamental question of whether health risk should be shared. That question is whether access to decent, affordable health care should be a shared responsibility of all Americans or, rather, should be an individual's responsibility only. Those terms are merely bait for distraction from the fundamental question of whether health risk should be shared. A competing view is that we should all somehow share the risks and costs of affordable health care for all.




Every move by Trump's health chief will be scrutinized by Democrats for evidence of "sabotage," a charge they're already making. With Republicans unable to advance a health care bill in Congress, President Donald Trump's administration may find itself in an awkward role as caretaker of the Affordable Care Act, which he still promises to repeal and replace. The day falls on a Friday — a sort of "Black Friday" for health insurance sign-ups. "This month-to-month uncertainty is just corrosive," said former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who served in the Obama administration. After that chastening experience, Obama administration officials constantly kept tinkering with the website, trying to improve its technical capacity and usability for consumers.

Congressman Scott speaks on health care fiasco

Republican Congressman Austin Scott spoke to purple heart recipients about the health care fiasco on Capitol Hill. Congressman Scott was the guest speaker at American Legion Post 335's 3rd Annual Purple Heart Dinner in Sylvester. Scott said it's going to take votes from both parties to fix the problems of the Affordable Care Act. With agriculture being a significant part of Southwest Georgia's economy, Congressman Scott is also focused on the new farm bill. And yet we haven't gotten a single vote from any Democrat to fix the problems of it," he remarked.


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