Brasfield Chapters 1-2

The thing that stuck out to me the most when I read these two chapters was the numbers that she described relating to the amount of money Americans spend on health care each year. This amount totals in the trillions, and continues to rise each year that the same policy is in place. Experts have predicted that health care costs will continue to rise through research and what has happened in the past. If they continue to rise the way they have the past couple of decades, health care costs could become uncontrollable and need to be managed through a bill introduced in Congress. If not, health care costs could conceivably cause the country to bankrupt while attempting to keep up with the rising amount of costs. Americans will not like to be taxed more to pay for the costs, so Congress and the President will have to intervene with a bill that will not cause too many people to be unhappy while at the same time controlling some of the costs.
The author also mentions that the number of employee-based insurance will also decrease, while at the same time offering some predictions of what might happen in the future if current trends continue. The future predictions will not be well-liked by most Americans, maybe causing major changes in the current system. With all of that said, the main focus needs to be in controlling the cost, while at the same time making sure that most Americans still possess affordable health insurance.