Hospitals / Doctors now refusing to take Medicare

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It is an ancient question, one that Aristotle contemplated as well. Is humanity entitled to health care? In this country, are our citizens entitled? We, as a country, will not deny emergency health care to someone seriously injured. By doing so we have established their "right" to health care already.

Now the debate hinges on "how much" health care are they entitled to? What if they can't afford coverage? Do we wait for them to be at deaths door before extending a hand? Does the 80 year old lady qualify for a liver transplant? When does life begin and plenty of other ethical considerations with no easy answer.

This bill does not cover everyone, it covers more than are presently covered. The system needs more than a few "tweaks" in my opinion. The current bill leaves out a number of items that were proposed, like a Government run option among other things. As the debate continues compromises are being made, questions are being answered. Many people don't like the answers. Some want MORE, some less.

It is my belief that the citizens of this Nation do in fact have a right to health care. It's an inalienable right, one that doesn't need to be spelled out, it's self evident. We as a country have already acknowledged that.

The 9th amendmant covers "rights" that are not expressed specifically within the constitution. It allows for "future rights" to be enacted by law as circumstances and time's change. The concept of National Health Care didn't even exist when the Constitution was written.