living abroad this year means i am not as in touch with the goings on of my home country as i'd like to be. i try to stay current but without getting american news via tv or radio, i am more in the dark than normal. and who has the time to read the entire new york times or washington post online. but one piece of news that has definitely made it's way around the globe is the historic legislation just passed over the weekend regarding health care reform. the few turkish news channels i turn to are all talking about it, from what i can make out. and it's even made some front pages.
and as an expat living in a country that has a terrific socialized health care system where hospital visits cost a mere $50 for work that would easily cost $300 in the states, all i can do is elatedly quote joe biden, "this is a big f***ing deal." maybe now k and i can return home and get that much needed checkup we've holding out on for the last 5 years.
