No one should die for lack of insurance

E. Thomas McClanahan (11/15, Opinion, “A plan so flawed even some Dems have doubts”) fails to consider one major fact about health care reform. His first point is that restoring the economy is more important than health care reform.

But the American Medical Association estimates that each year thousands of Americans die early because they lack affordable health insurance. How many more lives is McClanahan willing to sacrifice before we make health insurance available to every American?

Byron Combs
Kansas City

Comments

[mike d]

I estimate that no one dies from a lack of health care. It carries about the same weight as the unsubstantiated "Thousands" the AMA claims are dying.
Pick a number, any number.....

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

The AMA fails to also report the number of people of whom do have health insurance or access to it, also die "early".
So who determines "when" the justified time to die is? If I understand this, we are going to screw hundreds of millions for a few thousand? What a deal.

[Gary]

"But the American Medical Association estimates that each year thousands of Americans die early because they lack affordable health insurance." I'm skeptical. Source please?

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

Byron, what you fail to understand is that people will die, health insurance or not.
We need some reform just not the 2,000 + page bill the deadbeats in D.C. are wanting to pass, unread. Although it would increase the economic standing for lawyers and prisons when millions refuse to participate and end up in debtors prison.

[Kee]

But hey listen, we have to "insure" all those illegal aliens right Byron?

[Greghand]

How many more lives is McClanahan willing to sacrifice before we make health insurance available to every American?
Byron Combs
If Mr. Combs was to fail to pay his Healthcare tax or forget's to file his returns the large government he loves may not hesitate to sacrifice Byron's freedoms to the tune of 5yrs in prison and a $500,000 fine. Only then will Byron truly understand that he no longer lives in a society built on the freedom of choice and stripped by his own ilk!