Americans endure the most expensive healthcare in the world, and costs are going up at a staggering rate. Millions cannot get healthcare or are abandoned by insurance companies because they are sick or worse yet WERE sick. Yet our Congress is powerless to change this.

The final “healthcare reform” bill that will pass Congress sometime in the next 6 months will be so watered down that only the most naive will believe it can help. Why? Cowardice, conflict of interest, politics, money, and unfounded fear have replaced courage and compassion.

For a provocative look at this enormous problem read Comprehensive Affordable Universal Health Care is not possible.