Eighty-five percent of Americans have health insurance. Many of them really don’t care about the other 15%. I am ashamed to live in a society where that is true. I am heartened by the thought that those of us who do care are in the majority. The latest public opinion polls say more than 60% oppose the “defunding” of the ACA. Maybe many of the other 40% dislike the ACA for other than selfish reasons. But to those who oppose it because they do not support the ideal of decent health care for all as a societal responsibility, I say shame on you.
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ACEP News: Vol 32 – No 11 – November 2013Dr. Solomon has served on hospital ethics committees for 25 years and on the ethics committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians for 15 years. He teaches emergency medicine to residents at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and is Medical Editor in Chief of ACEP News. He is a social critic and political pundit and blogs at www.bobsolomon.blogspot.com.
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