Comments on: Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton, Health Care and Women’s Health … http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2007/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hillary-cli Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pamela Bridgewater http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2007/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hillary-cli/comment-page-1#comment-289 Pamela Bridgewater Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:22:18 +0000 http://ourbodies.s467.sureserver.com/?p=416#comment-289 Thank you for this effort. I think it is important to hear what the candidates think on women's health care in their own words. I also think it is important to hear what they dont say. there are a few important gaps in Senator Clinton's interview such as the role she played in ending welfare as we know it which resulted in scores of poor women not getting health care benefits. She needs to answer questions on that directly. Finally, please make sure to include the voices of the other candidates, especially Obama, because we need to hear from him what his views on women's health care especially reproductive health care are. thank you again. Thank you for this effort. I think it is important to hear what the candidates think on women’s health care in their own words. I also think it is important to hear what they dont say. there are a few important gaps in Senator Clinton’s interview such as the role she played in ending welfare as we know it which resulted in scores of poor women not getting health care benefits. She needs to answer questions on that directly.

Finally, please make sure to include the voices of the other candidates, especially Obama, because we need to hear from him what his views on women’s health care especially reproductive health care are. thank you again.

]]> By: Jacqueline Lapidus http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2007/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hillary-cli/comment-page-1#comment-288 Jacqueline Lapidus Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:34:20 +0000 http://ourbodies.s467.sureserver.com/?p=416#comment-288 Any model for healthcare that does not guarantee universal access to care is not good enough. And requiring everyone to buy private health insurance is not the same thing as providing universal access to care. It is simply a gift to the for-profit insurance companies. It does not guarantee good care or even basic care, not even if there are federal guidelines for coverage or subsidies for the poorest individuals. Most Americans do not understand the complexities of healthcare financing, provider reimbursement, or cost containment. All they think about is how to afford going to a doctor or a hospital when they need to. This is not like being a "consumer" who can "choose" to buy a cheaper car or not to own a car at all. We can't choose whether or not to get sick. Anyone can get sick and need medical attention. Everyone needs preventive care throughout life, to avoid more serious illness and more expensive treatment later. Any model for healthcare that does not guarantee universal access to care is not good enough. And requiring everyone to buy private health insurance is not the same thing as providing universal access to care. It is simply a gift to the for-profit insurance companies. It does not guarantee good care or even basic care, not even if there are federal guidelines for coverage or subsidies for the poorest individuals.

Most Americans do not understand the complexities of healthcare financing, provider reimbursement, or cost containment. All they think about is how to afford going to a doctor or a hospital when they need to.

This is not like being a “consumer” who can “choose” to buy a cheaper car or not to own a car at all. We can’t choose whether or not to get sick. Anyone can get sick and need medical attention. Everyone needs preventive care throughout life, to avoid more serious illness and more expensive treatment later.

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