Howard Dean: A Problem We Must Not Ignore



Here is an excerpt from Gov. Dean's syndicated column for this week:



There
are over 43 million Americans who do not have health insurance and the
problem is getting worse. Put another way, you could sell out every
single game at Yankee Stadium for the next five seasons with only
uninsured Americans in attendance.



In the
richest, most advanced country in the world, we have to do better. It's
simply wrong for sick children to go without seeing a doctor because
their parents cannot afford it. It is wrong for a woman to find out she
has late-stage breast cancer, because she couldn't afford a mammogram.
It is wrong for seniors to have to choose between prescriptions they
need and putting food on the table. Above all, it is wrong for America
to be the only industrialized country in the world that does not
guarantee in one way or another, that all Americans can afford adequate
healthcare.



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