Health Insurance

Solving the health care crisis in America is going to require a convoluted plan, the details of which none of us will entirely understand. That shouldn't stop us, though, from making sure we support the values that our candidates espouse when promoting their issues. Here's Edwards on health care, from Saturday's Des Moines Register:

“We need a health care system where individuals are not stuck trying to take on the insurance companies by themselves,” he said. “Because you can’t win. … They’ve got all of the money. They’ve got all of the resources. They’ve got all of the power.”

The former North Carolina senator made the comments as he touted his health care reform proposal, which he said would provide coverage to all Americans.

Not to paint the future of American politics with too wide a brush, but I think guaranteeing reasonable health coverage and giving individuals tools to win disputes with large institutions will become major themes sooner than later. With a vision like this, John Edwards is looking great on both counts.