Editorial: Health care: A system at the breaking point
Robert K. Ross
San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial
Odds are, you believe our health care system needs fixing. An even safer bet is that you don't think you're going to get it from Sacramento anytime soon.
The latest Field Poll shows that 69 percent of Californians favor health care reform. But the same poll shows just 6 percent of us think we're “very likely” to see reform this year from Sacramento.
We want health care reform. We need health care reform. It's time for our elected officials to break through the gridlock that typifies Sacramento and move us forward. They must work together and challenge the pessimism Californians have about our government. No less than lives are at stake.
Signs and symptoms abound that our health system is at the breaking point. And it seems our elected officials know it. Earlier this year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez each unveiled sweeping proposals to fix our broken health care system. Other legislators introduced proposals as well. This year was dubbed the “year of health care reform.”
September 5, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Permalink | Blog Reactions
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