SCHIP covers nearly a third of the nation's children (click here).
...The percentage of children covered by public programs rose from 23.6 percent in 2001 to 27.1 percent in 2002. The percentage of non-elderly adults covered rose from 9.4 percent to 10.3 percent....
As of 2005 there were nearly 5 million on Medicaid including many elderly also covered by Medicare. (click here) With widening unemployment and bankruptcy the applications will be up in 2008.
As of 2005 there were 42 million receiving Medicare (click here). We now have an entire generation of people coming into the venues of Medicare and SSI. The system needs to be addressed.
If we have all these people to care for along with a majority of people that may be underemployed and under-insured or uninsured, it is time for the nation to take control of this problem and address it in a way that can make health care affordable and ACCESSIBLE, especially when diagnosis require timely diagnosis and treatment.
McCain's proposals does not address the needs of all Americans. There are many left 'out of the loop.'
Nobel-winning economist sees hope for universal health care in U.S.
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GENEVA — The winner of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science says universal health care may soon become an accepted feature of American life.
Paul Krugman says he is optimistic because he feels there is a growing consensus on what is needed, unlike in 1993 when the Clinton administration tried to draft an agreement.
Krugman says the United States already has retirement and social security systems that are "in some ways more comprehensive" than those in many European countries.
He says Americans would find it inconceivable to live without universal health care once they see the benefits of a good plan.
The Princeton University professor made his remarks in an interview published Friday in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Some 45 million Americans currently lack any health coverage.
