So sad. This country is in dire need of health care reform yet so many defend the status quo:

“Nothing in life is certain.” Thank you, Mr. McPherson, for setting us straight. Even though everything else you post is utter hogwash, it’s nice knowing you give a damn about your fellow man!

Greed. When man gets to the point that he’ll sacrifice his fellow man to hold onto his worldly goods, is it any wonder it’s considered a sin?

It’s definitely a ‘ME’ country we live in. Climbing upon the backs of an x-number of poor to obtain wealth and power is one thing. Using that wealth and power to keep the poor down is another. Further, not just by allowing, but promoting the idea that “nothing in life is certain”, thus sitting by and watching fellow Americans die as your bank accounts grows most assuredly is a promise of a one-way ticket to hell.

This twisted philosophy I lay squarely at the feet of conservatives. Men whose ranks, ironically, are aligned with those who profess a brethren-loving, Christian faith. May the Lord have mercy on this misguided lot.

Study: Insured Cancer Patients Do Better

ATLANTA (AP) — Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to the first national study of its kind and one that sheds light on troubling health care obstacles.

People without health insurance are less likely to get recommended cancer screening tests, the study also found, confirming earlier research. And when these patients finally do get diagnosed, their cancer is likely to have spread.

The research by scientists with the American Cancer Society offers important context for the national discussion about health care reform, experts say - even though the uninsured are believed to account for just a fraction of U.S. cancer deaths. An Associated Press analysis suggests it is around 4 percent.

Those dealing with cancer and inadequate insurance weren’t surprised by the findings.

“I would just like for something to be done to help someone else, so they don’t have to go through what we went through,” said Peggy Hicks, a Florida woman whose husband died in August from colon cancer.

Edward Hicks was uninsured, and a patchwork health care system delayed him from getting chemotherapy that some argue might have extended his life.

“He was so ill. And you’re trying to get him help and you can’t, you can’t,” said his 67-year-old widow.

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