Like millions of Americans, I saw Jimmy Kimmel's emotional monologue about his infant son William's emergency heart procedure. Fighting back tears, he managed to balance good humor, the great people who work in our health care system and how no child should ever be denied access to it. For all of Obamacare's flaws, Kimmel made an excellent point regarding coverage for pre-existing conditions noting that his son would have been denied health insurance by virtue of being born with a defective heart. It is not every child who has a father with his own late night talk show.
Yet it ought to be kept in mind even if we find a way for all Americans to have access to health care, if not for one attentive nurse noticing Kimmel's son was the wrong shade of purple this story might not have had a happy ending. Our health care system is only as good as the people in it and fortunately in the case of young William Kimmel there were a lot of good people.
Although he must face more surgical procedures, it looks like William Kimmel will live a long, healthy life and his Dad can look forward to telling stories about his son for many years to come.
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