Cleveland Debate and Misuse of terms

Wherever you stand on the debate between Clinton and Obama, they BOTH did little to advance solutions for our national health care crisis. Arguing for "universal health care", these two, argued about universal health INSURANCE.

Until our country's most public figures take responsibility for describing our Health care crisis in terms of access, affordability, and quality, little hope remains that they will be able to come up with the words necessary for any legislation that works towards solving the problem.

Health CARE is the concern and the goal for consumers. Misstating consumer concerns by arguing about universal health INSURANCE and calling it universal health CARE perpetuates the cause of those seeking to profit from the medical needs of citizens, insurance companies and health care providers who want to get paid.

Further, distracting the American public into believing that any sort of health insurance will lead to better health care in terms of access, affordability or quality, is a fraud.

If candidates cannot even address the issue accurately in a few sentences during debate, I can only worry about what exactly their "legislation" will look like.

We are stakeholders for universal health CARE. If health insurance is no longer a viable means for getting help paying for that care because of the cost of premiums, co-payments and out of pocket expenses in reaching high deductible amounts, then a new financial vehicle to help consumers pay for health care is the answer. If providers cannot control costs of inflation and simple rises in price that account for more than 50% of each of our health care dollars, then the organization of how medical services are delivered needs to be changed. If politicians cannot distinguish between Health care and Health INSURANCE, then their arguments are about BUSINESS, not health care.

It's time for these candidates to brush up on English. We the consumers want affordable, accessible quality health CARE. Just like other goods and services we purchase, the rising number of Americans who aren't BUYING health insurance are recognizing that premium dollars that remain affordable ONLY when you are NOT SICK, are a fear tax that will not prevent a personal financial crisis for a person facing illness.