Current District of Columbia insurance issues as of February 2010District of Columbia insurance affordability and availability in February 2010 face a unique political backdrop.
You would think that living here would have its advantages when it comes to health insurance. It has one of the best economies even now in 2010 and it harbors the federal government, which would be assumed to take care of home base. The cynical truth is here is that living in D.C. does not seem to be good for your health. It was reported in 2009, that D.C. had the highest rate of potentially preventable deaths in the nation, the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the nation, the third lowest rate of low birth weight babies in the nation and an infant mortality rate twice the average of the nation. Some of these problems obviously speak to a need for lifestyle adjustment or a lack of economic opportunity. However there are some other statistics that point to an ineffective health care system: 1 out of 6 D.C. residents lacks health insurance, 25 percent of low-income D.C. residents have no regular health care and more than half of D.C.'s residents live in medically underserved areas. There seems to be a class structure here that resembles what you might find in a third-world country. This is not encouraging, given that this is the environment that the federal government, which we depend upon to resolve national health care issues.
Do you have a different opinion of health coverage in this state?Health coverage policies and laws obviously can change. If your experience with getting health coverage is different than what is written above, or if you just want to share your experiences with health coverage, please feel free. |