Hi. I'm Anna Nevenic. I am a progressive Democrat running for Congress in the state of Nevada. I am going to be writing regularly on the issues that I believe are the most important for Nevada and our entire country. Today I would like to talk briefly about health care reform.
As a nurse, community activist and author, I have a plan on how to deliver health care coverage to all American people. The US spends almost twice as large a share of its economy on healthcare as other industrialized countries, yet it still has lower life expectancy and over 46 million uninsured citizens. This problem is not going away! Things will only get worse if President Bush's Health Savings Account (HSA) proposal is enacted. The only solution to this crisis is the creation of a national health care plan. Health care should be a basic human right for all Americans. Meeting such a basic need should not force government budgets, companies and workers into the red. More and more Americans, workers and communty leaders alike, are calling for the government to take action. I will explore this issue further and share more about my plan in future diaries. Tomorrow I will outline my education plan for our children.