Healthcare

  I have been taking my time writing the next blog because I couldn't think of what  I wanted to write. I thought about health care because lately I have  had to use the current system. When I was pregnant I got the chance to be on medicaid. It worked out great for me since I had no insurance after being in South Korea for 3 years. Since I am not pregnant any more the medicaid will only last another month. I am a little bit worried since I developed blood clots while I was pregnant.  I am on blood thinners and pain medicine now. I haven;t found a job yet so I am not sure what I am going do after I have no insurance at all.

  While I was in Korea I saw debates on health care and I couldn't believe people didn't want health care. I  owe the hospital a lot of money and I was insured for most of it. I still couldn't pay because insurance did not cover everything. Medical costs are unbelievable.  Today if you go to the emergency room it will cost over 600 dollars and some people have no choice but to go to the ER. The ER will treat you  even if you don't have insurance but regular doctors do not. A regular doctor visit will cost you 100 dollars or more if you don not have insurance. Yes, there are some clinics that are cheaper but they are few. 
 I don't not thing the health care plan went far enough, but at least it is some progress. I wished it would have been universal health care. I don't care if it is socailist  or not but everyone deserves health care. This is American not some third world country but people die here because they can't get the help that they need.