With the
2008 Presidential election right around the corner, it is obviously the hot
topic to surround the water cooler, PTA meetings, school campuses, and
boardrooms around the nation. This presidential election is shaking ground
having both a female & and an African American running for both Vice
President and President alike. Besides who is running, the issues that
underline the race are the topics that are going to be causing the most talk.
Issues such as the war in Iraq, foreign policy, energy, and medical care are
all subject to getting crucial response from both candidates. However, with the
recent economic crisis happening on our economy, it is no wonder why much of
the debate has been about this topic. Each side of the candidacy has a
different proposal that might encourage voters to take a different approach in
deciding who they are ultimately going to vote for. With all of these new
factors in the race as well as the pressures that come along with getting
closer to the actual vote, some issues tend to be overlooked.
In the
recent debates the talk about health care has been generally touched over, but
nothing to extensive. People are being left wondering what actual change is
there going to be in the health care programs if one candidate is elected over
another. A major issue that has been affecting the medical industry is medical
malpractice. At the end of the summer, medical malpractice insurance rates were
frozen so that the Gov. could properly address the situation. Unfortunately in
that time we have experienced the economic crisis, which is going to severely
affect the attention of medical malpractice. What people want to know from both
Obama & McCain is what they are going to do about the medical malpractice
freeze as well as the effects are going to be when the decision must be made in
June. Most likely the unfreezing of medical malpractice insurance could
significantly increase most peoples basic insurance premiums. This is a very
serious topic because it affects the lives of so many people in such a small
amount of time.
Medical
malpractice is a very serious issue that has millions affected every year. If
our candidates paid more quality attention to this topic I think it would
generally affect the election tremendously. For our two candidates approach
medical care in a very different way because their proposals are directly
stemming from other sectors of their campaigns. In order to shed light on the
issues regarding medical malpractice, we the voters need to place importance of
our concern on the topic. In doing this, as a whole we will be able to elect
the candidate who knows what they are going to do when instances of medical
malpractice arise. If you or a loved one
has been directly affected by medical malpractice, contact a lawyer
immediately. They will be able to stand up for you in a court of law and stand
up for your rights.