Kimmel on US healthcare

Jimmy Kimmel has decided to talk about healthcare in the USA.  The issue has come up in the US presidential debate and allegations have been made by both sides,  I can understand his concerns about this matter considering what has happened with his son.  Thankfully he has had the money to fund the healthcare that is needed, but under the US system, it means that he has been born with a pre-existing condition.  He has spoken to politicians about this before as he (like me) feels it is unfair that others who have less money would not be covered if pre-existing conditions are not covered.

In my job, I have some dealings with private healthcare, and I have it as well.  I have seen how pre-existing conditions are not covered and how insurance companies try to avoid paying out (not an issue with me when I had to use it).  So far, that has not been to the levels seen in The Rainmaker, but I have had to word referrals to make it easier for people to be covered at times.  But here, when someone is not covered, we still have the NHS.  

The Affordable Healthcare Act has meant that people are covered in the USA and while I understand that the GOP want to ensure that Americans are covered for pre-existing conditions, I do not understand why they wish to remove cover before they reinstate it with a bill that no one has seen.  A cynic would say they want to return to the situation before the ACA, but I am sure that they would not do that...