| Though we have stayed in the same city, my own family has gone through three insurance changes in the last 18 months, and each time we have had to switch doctors. My uncle, who is on Medicare, is not jumping through hoops like I am to get healthcare -- so think twice about which bureaucracy is standing between doctors and their patients. The real controversy lies with the so-called public option that would compete with private |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
