Who is David Frockt and why is he running for state legislature? Find out Saturday from 1-2 p.m. at Grateful Bread where Frockt will have another in a series of informal get-acquainted sessions with voters.
The 46th District Democrat, a door-belling machine in recent weeks, wants to know what’s on your mind and he’ll share what’s on his. To jumpstart a conversation, the Wedgwood View asked Frockt his thoughts on the Monday decision by state Attorney General Rob McKenna to join a lawsuit with other AGs across the country to challenge the just-passed national health care reform.
Frockt’s response was swift and clear. “I do not agree with it at all and I do not think it will succeed,” he said. He calls the current state of health care in our country a “health care casino — I don’t call it a system.” And he talks about the many people he has met while door-belling and having meetups across the large 46th District.
One story, in particular, got his attention: a young woman with a service job and no coverage who got sick and wound up spending two weeks in the hospital. When the dust settled, she was $100,000 in debt, some of which was written off, but much of it she was still on the hook for. On top of that, she was diagnosed with diabetes — a pre-existing condition likely to make her uninsurable.
“The notion that people should go bankrupt due to medical bills is abhorrent to me,” Frockt said. “The notion that this young woman is virtually uninsurable in the individual market is totally unfair. “The reform is not perfect but it is long overdue and necessary to create some semblance of health security for people.”
Good conversation starter. To be continued Saturday at Grateful Bread.
