Universal Care Appeals to USA.

• "Universal Care Appeals to U.S.A.": Fifty-six percent of adults said they would prefer a universal health care system to the current U.S. health care system, according to the ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today survey. However, the survey found that 76% of adults said they would oppose universal coverage if some medical treatments would no longer be covered. However, the survey found that support drops to 18% if some medical treatments would no longer be covered, 28% if universal coverage limits their choice of doctors and 35% if it meant they would pay higher taxes or health insurance premiums (Appleby [2], USA Today, 10/16).

We want our cake and we want to eat it too. We want to be able to drink our  fat burning cola without having to worry about gaining weight . We want changes to happen but do not want to give up or give more of our own personal lives to make a difference. We want the best for our world and our country as long as it does not interrupt our daily routine. “What is in it for me”?

Universal coverage can be implemented, but it will require a shift in consciousness and effort on ALL . For those of us that are wealthy and healthy enough we need to continue or  start making  changes  and choices by taking personal responsibility for our own health and not relying on  an authority figure to do it for us. If we are in health care, we can start promoting health and wellness instead of disease management.  Those that are able to make the changes, we should, it is our obligation to help society and not just focus on our own personal gain and happiness.

Is this a good enough reason for the majority? probably not. Why should we care? What convincing arguments are out there that can convince the majority of those that personal sacrifice is sometimes needed for the greater good? How do we help others  realize that THEY can be in control of  their own health and that will lessen control from any-other outside source?