On March 23rd the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law. It has been heralded as the most sweeping legislation since the creation of Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid.
Having covered the reform process since last summer, I purposely took a break after passage. We all need time off. I adore spring, especially Easter with its message of hope, rejuvenation and joy.
I needed that message having become disillusioned with the process, as did many Americans. For the American public, that disillusionment continues today. A recent Rasmussen poll found 63% of Americans support repeal of the law, and as writer Michael Gerson points out, is interesting considering the legislation offers significant benefits to millions.
Most importantly there is a growing unease about our country even as we are supposedly working our way out of the recession. This sense has been aggravated by the terrible oil spill we see every day but can’t seem to do anything to stop it.
The danger in all this is to give up, retreat into hiding or become a permanent cynic hoping somehow this will not affect me. But it eventually will. What impressed me this last year was how the American public did participate in healthcare debate. More so than ever we need people to be engaged. So I am back, hoping to help fellow Americans take a complex issue, healthcare, and break it down into in a way that we can all participate in the dialogue of improvement.
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