The Vulnerable

On October 3, 2013, The Editorial Board of the New York Times published and article on the opinion pages called "A Population Betrayed" discussing the lack of support towards the health reform. This article attacks the Republican governors and legislators who have denied any possibility to ensure the poor. The article argues about how the reform law was originally made to help the poor and middle-income people through two "parallel mechanisms" and to expand Medicaid. The reform was denied at a national level but was optional by every state as they pleased, but this approach fell apart. There is no act in the law that provides insurance to anyone who is below the poverty line since they are supposed to be covered my Medicaid. An analysis of a census data showed how uninsured people in the United States will be ineligible of help from federal grants.
 
The author(s) seem very upset and have almost no neglect towards the Republicans. They have sufficient evidence to support their claim and I trust that the board has enough credibility to make their argument. Personally this article made me feel sympathy towards the poor and to an extent resent the Republicans. However Republicans do not have to support the reform, like everyone else they have the right to an opinion. The poor are vulnerable and the editor(s) know that and like others I know little to nothing about the health reform movement, making me the audience. It makes you want to get involved and help the people in need. I do think there is a way to solve this problem and maybe in the near future the Republicans will propose a similar law that encourages help towards the poor. I favor no particular side whether the Republicans are in the right or the Democrats. I support what I believe is the right thing to do.