Health Freedom is not something that is actively thought upon as a topic that would be considered as a “Freedom” by most people. They tend to just think of going to the doctor when they are sick and getting a prescription for the latest pills to make them feel better, or going to the hospital for surgery from a car accident or broken limb or other fairly serious malady.

Well, this is problematic because the reality of the world we live in today is so representative of Governmental oversight into the nitty gritty details of one’s life. This oversight goes above and beyond the desire to know your past history of health conditions. It is totally invasive in your history regarding anything as small as a potential skinned knee in childhood school from the playground. The problem here is that the so-called Health Care industry wants to have a massive amount of information on you from the cradle to the grave so that they can squeeze every last penny out of you they can for a procedure you seek out. That skinned knee? Well, it might just mean you have a history of seeking out risky activity that increases the potential hazards to your health. Don’t let the Insurance Industry know, or they will want to raise your premiums.

The triad of Health Care-Insurance-Government presents a multi-headed Hydra which has little desire to look out for your best interests. In fact, these are not entities that exist for your general well-being. Instead, they are entities that exist for profit generation. As long as you have money or the potential for revenue generation, you are perfectly acceptable to them as a potential client. As soon as the potential for your revenue generation ceases, you become a deadbeat with no inherent value.

The relatively recent situation across American where the citizenry has begun to awaken is a perfect example of this. Prior to this point, people were merely content to complain and groan about the cost of having an operation or going to the doctor when they get sick and having to get a prescription for medication. Now, we finally see people in the streets and in front of their Representatives’ offices demanding answers for the state of affairs and how they came to this point. The drum has ceased beating for the Tea Party movement in the big national news channel banners, but individual accountings are still getting some Press attention here and there. Our very own Representative Henry Cuellar (TX28) recently had a public Town Hall meeting in McAllen as a followup to a “Teleconference Town Hall” via telephone last week. I salute Congressman Cuellar for doing the absolute minimum required of him in his role of Congressman seeking input from his constituency. Unlike the <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>cowardice</span> exhibited by our other regional members of Congress, Ruben Hinojosa (TX15) and Solomon Ortiz (TX27), Henry Cuellar accepted that there were valid concerns of his constituents and made the attempt to hear them out. How he responds to them is a matter that remains to be seen, but the first steps have occurred, and that is what is necessary before anything can happen.

So, why does this matter? Well, in political activism, we often tend to think of events in a directly political role and how they work into a House or Senate vote regarding something. In this case, there is actual Health Care related Legislation that is being debated, so obviously it is an issue that a political activist should be aware of, if not directly involved in. But, this is representative, in my opinion, as the foundation for the creation of a new topic here that can be integrated into this site. If people are actually aware and care about this Legislation, then they should educate themselves as to what else has happened in this arena as well as what is ongoing, what is on the horizon, and any other potentials that might surround Health Freedom. When it comes down to it, the best kind of Health Care one can receive is the type that is chosen by the recipient. Therein is the Freedom I speak of. Currently, under the proposed legislation, much of that decision making will be removed from you. So, watch this space and educate yourself further as to what is going on out there. If you don’t, you only have yourself to blame.