3: What if...

What if the health care reform bill fails? That is the scary thought that comes to mind when the phrase ‘what if’ comes up when discussing health care. To tell you the truth, at first I had no idea to what would happen if this bill does not pass, but after doing a little reading, I feel like I may have an idea of the outcome. I read an article from cnnpolitics.com called, “Frightening Future if Health Reform Fails” by Uwe Reinhardt. In the article he talks about what he thinks will happen if the bill fails, but I find myself seeing his opinion very feasible.
Reinhardt believes that several things will occur with a domino effect. One is that health cost will inevitably continue to rise. “Health costs have already doubled in a decade,” says Reinhardt. If health care costs continually skyrocket each year, how are Americans going to pay for it? For Americans, if their salaries do not follow the same path as health costs (which most will not), then they will not have the money to pay for health care. This question just reinforces the fact that we must pass this bill for health care reform.