Life or Death-The Nation

I read an article called Life or Death on The Nation's website about the United States lack of healthcare. The author starts off by saying that the constitution protects the basic inalienable rights given to the people of the U.S. but unfortunately, since it has moved from a manufacturing economy to a service economy, health insurance has became very unstable. He goes on to say some companies cannot even afford their healthcare premiums, let alone individuals by themselves. He includes that there are over 50 million people in this country lacking healthcare and over 18,000 Americans will die this year simply because they are uninsured. He then tells a story of how his father had a brain tumor and when he had surgery in the states, they did not get rid of it and the bill was over $200,000. He then traveled to his home country of China, where they removed the tumor and the bill was just about $6,500.
It is really no shocker to me or to anyone else in this country that getting healthcare is like pulling teeth. I, myself have two credit cards that are almost maxed out due to dentist bills that I could not have did without. If I get sick and need to go to the doctor, I simply don't. I'm not sure how to fix healthcare problems in this country or if it can even be fixed at this point. President Obama has a huge duty to fulfill because so many Americans are affected by this problem. The problems are never ending. I know someone that due to the bad economic situation, the conditions at the factory where he works are horrible and they are struggling for work. Most have been laid off but he has to endure the bad conditions because he will lose his healthcare benefits in three months if he gets laid off. With a wife that is four months pregnant, there is no way that could happen. Also, students like myself that do not have kids and have no income, can't get any help while they are going to school full time. I have been blessed to not have any major medical problems like the author's father because if I ever did, I'm not sure what i would do.