Letter to the Editor
Los Angeles Times
letters@times.com
October 6, 2011
Dear Editor,
Three days ago, in an Opinion article by one of your staff’s members, he called out Republicans around the nations to embrace healthcare reform. He then went on to say that embracing healthcare is a political opportunity that they cannot afford to let pass.
The GOP has tried to get rid of healthcare reform, arguing the mandate is unconstitutional. This, and the current state of the economy, is not letting people see the long-term benefits of healthcare reform.
In 1994, Switzerland passed their Federal Health Insurance Act. Their healthcare system back them was not so much different from ours, and they were facing the same problem we are now: rising cost of care, leaving many uninsured or underinsured. This reform was not easy to accomplished, but the Swiss are in love with it now.
What people don’t realize is that it’s hard and sometimes not tangible to see and enjoy long-term benefits at first. The Swiss vote was evenly divided when the reform came to vote. However, ten years later, the Swiss will not give up their new healthcare. The healthcare reformed passed and proposed by the President is very similar to the Swiss system. If the law is upheld, let’s see how American feel about the mandate in 10 years.
Sincerely,
Carlos Cortes
carloscortes89@gmail.com
In response to: http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/10/rx-for-the-gop-you-should-own-universal-health-care.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OpinionLa+%28L.A.+Times+-+Opinion+Blog%29
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