The CEO and Healthcare By Dr. Evelyn Higgins

We've heard Obama say, "I am going to give health insurance to 47 million Americans who are now without coverage." The question is: are these 47 million people Americans citizens? We need to take a hard, realistic look at this question, not in theory but in reality - the reality of running a business we call The United States of America. The 47 million includes, yes, illegal immigrants. Most all of illegal immigrants do not have health insurance. The numbers game tells us that every one in four needing insurance is an illegal. Three quarters of the illegal immigrant population is concentrated in California, Florida, Texas, New York and Illinois. Go to any emergency room in the country and you will be amazed at the number of illegals receiving care for life-threatening conditions. So, before you jump on what is and what isn't, I suggest a field trip to your local ER and see how the United States provides for those who have nothing. Another fact is that this population needs health care more than any other group. How do you fund that? [more...]