Comments on Health Care

"Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people." - Matthew 4:23

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The Healing Window

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The term "Health Care" and the subject of its reform within the United States has dominated the news outlets, the watercooler discussions, and thoughts of many these past weeks. Advocates for reform decry the neccesity of change while others question the need for any change at all. Several things have become very clear to me and I am not encouraged by most of them.

1) I am not aware of a single news outlet that provides unbiased fact based reporting on issues of national importance.

2) I am discouraged by the consistent use of labels and categories, such as liberal, conservative, democrat, republican, socialist, rich, poor,etc, when discussing issues of national importance.

3) I have yet to hear anyone offer up a clear definition or description of what the term "Health Care" means.

4) I am concerned at the gross oversimplification of complex human centered problems and the belief by some that the right process, system, or law will correct what are essentially human choice/behavior issues.

5) I am concerned about the the reduction of human suffering through illness to numerical analysis and statistics.

6) I am concerned by the number of people that do not understand economics and the way in which our government funds its efforts through taxation.

7) I am hopeful that the current "Health Care" discussion will open up all peoples minds to the subject of health, wellness, and personnel resonsibility as well soften their hearts to the subject of compassion and the example of Jesus Christ.

Grace & Peace,

CAS