The data coming out of this pandemic points light on the disparities the nation has with health care.
All minorities, in particular American Indians and African Americans are being infected and dying in numbers disproportionate to their numbers in relation to their percent of the population... We know that infection and death from this plague is tied directly to underlying health issues... Data also proves that these minorities or more likely to have asthma, diabetes, obesity along with other underlying lifestyle problems... Compounding this, is they are also they are the highest percentage of the uninsured... It is also well known that the absolute number one reason why people don't seek out regular medical care is the cost.
Thus, we have a large segment of our population, already in problematic health, being exposed to the Coronavirus... Not seeking care and in turn exposing exponentially more people.
Setting aside the utter failure of the Trump Administration in facing this crisis early on...as is could have and should have... With universal health care, millions more may have been treated far sooner... Flattening the curve sooner and allowing us to return to our, likely changed forever, daily lives...
There are numerous ways of proving the coverage we are all entitled to...Addressing the shortcomings of the ACA, in particular the penalty for being uninsured, would be the quickest and easiest method... However, Medicare for can, with everyone paying into the system, be made to work and at a reasonable cost for employees, businesses, Healthcare industry and government...
For those opposed to providing Healthcare for all... In the end allowing the over 27 million Americans to be without Healthcare ends up costing us all deeply... In the instance of covid-19... Allocating $180 billion of the $2 trillion bail out, or almost $6.7 million per each of the 27 million uninsured!!!
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