Missing from the debate over health care: patients’ voices
The voices of patients should take precedence in any conversation about what the best health plan for Americans should look like.
As the Republican-led health care bill inched through the House and Senate, we heard from commentators across the political spectrum. Sadly, the most important voices — those of patients, the people most directly affected by any new law — have been largely unheard. Patients have the most extensive experience in dealing directly with our complicated health care system and also understand the stark reality of what it means to lose affordable access to health care.
Without elevating the voice of patients and taking their thoughts to
