Who Is Responsible For Solutions To Assist The Millions Of Uninsured In America?

As I watched, she rummaged around in her purse, looking for any extra money she may have tucked away. She found none. She, with tear filled eyes, looked up to the pharmacist and said,"I am sorry, you'll have to keep my prescription, I don't have enough money to pay for it". Her eyes lowered, she closed her purse, bent her head as if ashamed to disappoint him, and walked away, leaving the store.Could she be your grandmother?

I have thought of this woman, someone I do not even know, so many times since then. Wondering if she was ever able to find that extra money to pay for her medication? How many years, I have wondered, did she work, rather raising a family or perhaps outside the home as well, at least her husband must have, there was a thin gold wedding band upon her finger when I watched her, she must have had a significant man in her life at some point. And how many hours of each day had she given her best to her employer for a meager paycheck and now in her "golden years", they are all but tarnished with the reality of not having adequate health care and prescription coverage. Why?

America touts itself as the wealthiest and most progressive country in the world, yet millions of people are not able to afford the escalating cost of drugs to keep them alive.

When do we begin to pull our heads from the sand?