Roomin' House Blues

Wonderful article in the Denver Post recently on health care for rural Americans.   In spite of clean air and healthy exercise the life span of rural Americans in modern times has been shorter than their urban counter parts. There are many reasons for this, including poverty, pesticide exposure for farmworkers, education levels, etc.  But also, as this article points out, health care costs more in rural areas.  http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_17684227  

Here is a email letter I got from a little group called Fuse: Exactly one year ago, President Obama signed historic health insurance reform into law. Since then, seniors are paying less for their prescriptions and care, kids are being covered by their parents’ health insurance, and children with pre-existing conditions can’t be denied insurance coverage.  But because of Attorney General Rob McKenna, all of this progress and more is at risk.   McKenna joined a lawsuit with other conservative Attorneys General seeking to overturn all of these critical reforms, including even the most basic protections for those with pre-existing conditions.  Once again, Rob McKenna is putting partisan politics above good policy by trying to drag us back to a broken health care system.   We’re leading a strong coalition demanding that Attorney General McKenna immediately drop his lawsuit and stop playing politics with our health.  Help us make sure he hears from thousands of p...