Dale Bellis: ‘Our Nation’s Health Care System Is in Crisis’ [Full Speech]

EXCERPT:

BELLIS: "At an event like this, I think I can safely assume that you are only too aware that our nation's healthcare system is in crisis. Specifically with regard to both access and cost. And for the majority of my professional life I’ve worked in and around the field of healthcare administration, even 30 years ago. The fatal flaws I saw in the American healthcare system stirred in me a desire to find a better way and in the intervening years since then, many shifts and changes have occurred, particularly with the AC, but my conviction about the causes of our healthcare crisis and the need for a real solution have not wavered. The crisis has not gone away and in fact, for many Americans, it’s gotten worse. Take my friend Benjamin who lives here in the Mid-Atlantic area as an example. Many of you can relate to Ben. He's a young professional at a marketing startup and like most small business employees, he is responsible for purchasing his own healthcare which he did using the government’s tools. He followed the conventional wisdom that the only option for meeting healthcare costs is through insurance and so he purchased an ObamaCare policy. A huge chunk comes out of his paycheck each month and his deductible is so high he tells me he can’t afford to go to a doctor and seek care."