VOP Front Porch Diaries

Ashley Taggart

Roanoke Team

Why are people so afraid of change? I understand the logic that if something isn’t broken, one shouldn’t fix it, but how can anyone say that there is nothing broken about the healthcare system as it is today. The more I learn about health care over the course of the summer, the more upset I become with those who say “I think everything is great.” Everything is not great. There are millions of people without health care, and I’m talking about just in Virginia! Every time I hear a story about someone having to choose between paying for prescriptions or buying groceries, I am pushed further in my quest for health care reform.  

So I come back to my original question, why are people so afraid of change? Our country was built off of change, development, and progression. We are always claiming that the United States is a country of freedom, choice, and opportunity. So why not offer the choice and opportunity of a public health insurance option?