The Role of Ideological Stalemate in American Health Care Crisis
The major obstacle preventing the legislation of a universal and cost
-effective health care insurance for the americans, is the ideological
incarceration that prevents either side from honestly appraising the merit
of the opposition’s proposals. Democrats will not appraise the validity
that tort reform and competition across state lines will bring down cost.
Republicans on the other hand are rigidly anathematous to a public health
insurance plan which would ensure universal coverage while robustly
competing with private health insurance corporations. Having worked as
psychiatrists in the NHS and have relatives in Canada, it has been very
frustrating to see such strident and un-informed demonization of these
laudable (albeit imperfect) systems. To use the fear of rationing to
prevent universality, thus leaving the care of the uninsured and the
underinsured to the goodwill of charities and neighbors is unconscionable
in a civilized country like USA.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests:
No competing interests
25 August 2009
Babatunde. A Adetunji MD
Clinical and Forensic Psychiatrist
Olusanya A. Rufai MD; Adegbola M. Adetunji LLM and Adedapo Williams MD
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, 301 Spring Garden Road, Hammonton. New Jersey 08037. USA
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The Role of Ideological Stalemate in American Health Care Crisis
The major obstacle preventing the legislation of a universal and cost
-effective health care insurance for the americans, is the ideological
incarceration that prevents either side from honestly appraising the merit
of the opposition’s proposals. Democrats will not appraise the validity
that tort reform and competition across state lines will bring down cost.
Republicans on the other hand are rigidly anathematous to a public health
insurance plan which would ensure universal coverage while robustly
competing with private health insurance corporations. Having worked as
psychiatrists in the NHS and have relatives in Canada, it has been very
frustrating to see such strident and un-informed demonization of these
laudable (albeit imperfect) systems. To use the fear of rationing to
prevent universality, thus leaving the care of the uninsured and the
underinsured to the goodwill of charities and neighbors is unconscionable
in a civilized country like USA.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests