Op-Ed

This post was written for the Commonweal Institute Progressive Op-Ed Program. I am a Fellow with the Commonweal Institute.

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Today, many of us know someone who has no health insurance and we worry about what would happen if they got seriously sick. Early last year a friend was diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately he had an excellent outcome with treatment. But two months later, he lost his job and—after he and his wife struggled to keep up with the insurance payments for eight months while he searched for a new job—they finally stopped paying for insurance. The choice came down to keeping a roof over their heads or paying their COBRA bill. They know they are now playing the lottery with his health. And God forbid his wife or son gets sick. This is the dilemma too many of our families, our friends and our neighbors are facing right now. Reforming the health-care insurance market is not only a primary goal of President Barack Obama, but is also a major requirement for the economic health of the United States because it will prevent the bankruptcy of our country and its citizens.

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SINCE the 2000 election, those who have been close to voting issues have been intensely concerned about the integrity of the vote. However, there has been scant coverage of this issue in the major media and, perhaps reflecting this, little interest by the broad public. Moreover, few elected officials of either major party are willing to address what is, without a doubt, the major political issue of the day.

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