{"id":923,"date":"2010-04-02T16:30:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T20:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=923"},"modified":"2025-12-27T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:19:16","slug":"health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=923","title":{"rendered":"Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Canada, I have had access to free health care for most of my life. I may not use it often\u2014I\u2019m not particularly fond of doctors\u2014but it is always comforting to know it\u2019s there when I do need it. This is why the whole health care issue in the States seems so strange to me. I have no idea why people would be against having access to free medical attention if needed. In fact, having access to advanced diagnostics, like an immunohistochemistry procedure<\/a>, gives me confidence in the quality of care available. Now that the bill has passed, people are throwing rocks through windows, sending death threats, and mailing hate letters to those who voted for it. It makes no sense to me.<\/p>\n

Sure, there are pros and cons to any system, and after being in and out of a hospital for the past couple of days (don\u2019t worry, I wasn\u2019t the one who was sick), the advantages of universal health care are fresh in my mind. I genuinely believe that the pros far outweigh the cons.<\/p>\n

Cons include:<\/strong><\/p>\n