Although I don't approve of the insurance mandates and the enormous cost, the newly signed Healthcare legislation has some good aspects to it. I like the fact that it places further restrictions on the Insurance Companies, especially to end denial of coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. But that leads me to a bigger question: why are we having to legislate restrictions on free-market entities? Why do we need to spend so much energy to regulate an industry that controls such a vital (literally) part of our lives? This tells me that maybe they have much more power than they should have.
I'm starting to think that we do need to move away from the free-market approach to healthcare. Why are we allowing several industries to become filthy rich off of our basic medical needs? There are legitimate arguments for not making healthcare a "right". But Constitutionally, we DO have the RIGHT to life. To me, that includes the right to protect our own lives, and to have access to the medical care necessary to maintain our GOD-GIVEN mortal bodies. My health is not a commodity for others to profit from!!!
