Retirementology: Rethinking the American Dream in a New Economy

7. Under the Knife

HELLTHCARE: [helth–kair]

Hellthcare is what Medicare has become for many. Trying to manage the paperwork and red tape that followed her surgery was sheer hellthcare for Gina.

As of this writing, a major national debate over healthcare and health insurance is taking place. The White House is pushing to essentially nationalize many healthcare functions. Proponents of nationalizing healthcare are insisting that the plans that passed the House and Senate, respectively, will lower costs across the board, while also covering more Americans, though not all Americans. America’s healthcare debate is still evolving and no one can be sure of where the debate will lead.

Of the nation’s proverbial $50 trillion mortgage referenced earlier ...