Charles Thames

I work in the area of public health--- in Minnesota, with the goMinnesota has always been a leader in health care. Our health care system is one of the best in the world. We are the top state in the nation for long-term care services and the healthiest state for seniors. We are ranked in the top five for overall health care and health care for low-income individuals.al of providng equal access to care for all.

Among my other issues: Americans are already starting to see the benefits of health care reform. The new law requires health insurance companies — to end their most indefensible practice: rescinding coverage after a policyholder gets sick. In recent days insurers have rushed to announce that they will end canceling patients immediately.

The insurers decided to act quickly after they were whacked by some very bad publicity. An investigative report by Reuters said that the nation’s single largest insurer, WellPoint, was targeting women with breast cancer for fraud investigations that could lead to cancelation of their health insurance..