"Even as President-elect Barack Obama plans an ambitious push to expand health coverage nationwide, states are slashing health services to their poorest residents amid the economic downturn.And herein lies the good news.
The unprecedented cuts in public assistance come as millions of Americans are losing their jobs and health insurance.
In many cases, the cuts are so deep that even the massive federal rescue package being assembled on Capitol Hill may not be enough to restore services being eliminated in the burgeoning crisis, health officials warn.
And the faltering economy has all but killed trailblazing state campaigns to expand coverage for the working poor -- once seen as hopeful signs for national healthcare reform."
Expanding coverage is the exact wrong thing to do. As long as the politicians and Big Sick Care cannot do this, we are safe.
Once they can, if they can, we are screwed.
The system is replete with wrong-headed approaches to the worst problems it faces and expanding a mistake does not make things better.
Only worse.
We can only hope that things get so "bad" that real improvement will happen.
Keep your fingers crossed.
And if you are like the minority of us who consider hope a poor action plan, then take the situation into your own hands and get fit.
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