Letters: Tweak not Trash

In our practice in Dryden we have seen the successes of Obamacare. Patients of ours have, for the first time, gotten affordable health insurance with preventive care benefits that make sense. Our Medicare patients have better coverage than before under Obamacare with no copay or deductible for many important services. Patients can get vaccines and cancer screenings to keep them healthy, and the Medicare drug doughnut hole has been shrunk.

It is time to innovate more, not turn back to old ways masquerading as new solutions. Obamacare needs tweaks but not a monkey wrench thrown into the works. Let’s use American knowhow to improve the system so everyone is covered, business no longer is crippled by health care premiums, and you can change jobs without worrying about losing health care.

Dr. William Klepack, Dryden Family Medicine family physician
Dryden