US Congress Ought To Be Talking About Affordable Health Insurance
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boston.com, mostly because the article is about the US congress, and its plans for the first 100 hours.
This first "100 legislative hours" are set to tackle national security, increase the minimum wage, cut interest rates on student loans, and more. But nowhere do they claim that they'll be making affordable health insurance available to working class Americans.
Certainly raising the minimum wage might help, but keep in mind the cost of insurance has gone of twice as fast as inflation, growing by 80% in the last 10 years. Even with an increased minimum wage, paying for medical coverage won't be substantially easier.
And while it's certainly noble for the US congress to lower the costs of prescriptions, too many families can't afford insurance at all, let alone pay for the drugs that come with it.
Meanwhile, an estimated 88% of Americans feel that affordable health insurance should be one of congress' top priorities.
Hopefully, with enough public outcry they'll get the message. Until then, Americans will have to continue shopping around and pressuring health insurance companies to offer good coverage at sensible rates.