So, will this administration also fail in its attempts to reform the healthcare system? The current proposals for healthcare reform have created an uproar in many communities. One of the many hurdles in gaining acceptance of any healthcare reform proposal is that 80% of Americans are pleased with their health insurance and are generally satisfied with the care they receive. These insured individuals fear change. Yet, the US spends twice as much per person as do the 10 next richest countries in the world. But still, 1 out of 6 Americans under the age of 65 are uninsured or worse are uninsurable.

For those who are blessed to be insured, proposals that threaten to change the status quo are viewed with great suspicion. It doesn’t seem to matter that 40 million Americans are without healthcare. There doesn’t seem to be great concern that if the costs for healthcare continue to rise, our country will be in financial ruin. The American public just doesn’t like change and healthcare reform represents change that the most vocal just aren’t willing to accept. We will have to see if we will be part of history – either by having FAILED again or by reforming a broken healthcare system.