Dr. Bill Roy: "Outbound on an Impossible Journey"

While Dr. Roy was away on a fantastic journey to Alaska to visit with his relatives he wrote one helluva column. [Excerpt] "Many of our state governments, Republicans and Democrats alike, are trying to provide health insurance for the 10-20 percent of their residents who have none. They have accepted this increased role because they know what they have isn‘t working--and because their voters and health care providers are letting them know it. Also, most governors and state legislators believe they can do a better job of providing health care access to their residents than the federal government. And, finally, because they believe, with cause, that as long as there are Republicans in Congress, we will not have a national system." [Read more.]