IF YOU BELIEVE UNIVERSAL SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT CHECK IN!

[JDPriestly]

35. We have a right to life. Health care is essential to our right to life.

So yes. I think we have a right to health care. We just have to figure out how to pay for single payer.

The ER care is a band-aid.

And it is expensive.

Getting an elderly woman to physical therapy BEFORE SHE FALLS could save Medicare so much money and a lot of grandchildren would have their grandmother much longer. In this time when women are working so long, that simple thing -- physical therapy before a fall -- would save so much.

Also, people in their 40s and 50s need regular check-ups. High blood pressure sometimes starts to show up during those years. So does diabetes and so do a lot of other problems. In the long run, money can be saved and health improved with preventive care early on when people need it.

Free preventive health care for all people of all ages is an investment our country should be making.

Most important is making sure all mothers have really good prenatal care when pregnant. That should include some group psychological counseling on how to care for the new baby. When I was young, girls learned how to care for a very small baby from their mothers and friends and from babysitting. That is not the case for many women today.