In his May 19 column “A healthy chance for health reform”, Jeff Hawkes reports: “In a talk to a Lancaster audience, Andrew Weber, head of the National business’s Coalition on Health, said Friday that the stars may be aligning in the president’s favor and a reform bill has ‘a better than even chance’ of getting through Congress.” Hawkes continues: “Obama is also letting Congress take the lead in crafting a bill, Weber said, allowing for transparency and the political give-and-take necessary to placate potential opponents.”
WATCHDOG: Grrr. (A growl) The column is unworthy of Hawkes who recently has turned out so many thoughtful articles. Contrary to good journalism, he only quotes a business spokesperson and provides no offsetting points of view. As for allowing “political give-and-take” by Congress to determine the bill, it is likely the result of such a process is the public “giving” and the special interests “taking!”
In this column, Hawkes, who certainly must also be well read, doesn’t touch upon the major problems of the current health care system.
For a far more insightful discussion and troubling revelations, visit “Single payer issue: Corporate interests vs. what is best for country” under LETTERS which was sent to NewsLanc‘s publisher by a leading advocate of single payer health insurance.
