Introduction

Although they will most likely get lost in the in all the current buzz, I would like to add my thoughts to the health care debate. I've had an opportunity over the last several years to become far more familiar with the U.S. health care system than I would have liked, having survived the recent deaths of my wife and mother due to cancer, and struggling to maintain health insurance for my family while running my own small business. Although I've met many dedicated and competent health care professionals and seen some wonderful care, it’s clear that our health care system is seriously broken. Not only is it failing to deliver the kind of care it should, but it has become a serious cancer on our economic system, stunting its growth and eating it alive.

As a health care consumer rather than a health industry insider or a politician, I would hope that I can take a common sense look at the health system. That’s at least what I will attempt in this blog. I will try step by step to go through what I have learned about the problems with our health care system and the steps that I believe we should take to correct it. Thanks for reading and please give me your comments.