Ironic that tonight, while a sizable segment of America is salivating at the thought of defeat of health care reform, I'm on call for the ER. Two patients without insurance. One will have a shorter life because of delayed diagnosis of cancer. She couldn't afford a doctor despite telltale symptoms for several months. The other bleeds half of every month, receiving periodic transfusions in the ER, just enough to get her on her feet and out the door. Why does America think that health care is a zero-sum game: every benefit given to one means less benefit for another?
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