It is impossible to avoid the criticism being heaped on the new national health care program. It comes as a result of technological errors found universally on the web for potential applicants who try to sign up for one of the myriad plans offered. The Secretary of HHS, Katherine Sebelius has been brought before Congress to explain the problems. She has been unable to explain other than to say the problems will be addressed and remedied by the end of November, this November. Good luck.
In Tahoma, healthcare, or health care, is not an all consuming issue. Mountain folk are a hardy breed, healthy of necessity as the harsh environment itself weeds out those afflicted with serious health issues, temporary or long term. Hospitals exist at a distance: in South Lake Tahoe city about 18 miles away; or Truckee, about 24 miles away. Tahoe City offers some medical support in a limited fashion, and the paramedics of the fire department can offer immediate first aid in case of accidents or cardiac events.
But if a citizen has a chronic illness that requires continuous care, that citizen must decide to relocate to a location in close proximity to those facilities that offer such care. Goodbye Tahoma, hello good health.
President Obama cannot duck from the flak being thrown up in his direction nor that thrown in the direction of the Democratic party. All the affable reports prior to the roll out are now history. The harsh glare of reality has illuminated the truth: all is not well for this massive program, designed to provide care for the 15% of Americans who were living without insurance. Experts agreed that even this new program would only cover about 10% of Americans, leaving 5% without any coverage for any number of reasons.
So, read about it, fret about it, ignore it, ObamaCare will be a subject of great concern for the future for all Americans, all Tahomans, all medical personnel, and the president and future president(s).
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