To the editor:

A letter to the editor on Dec. 12 reported that the American College of Physicians supports the universal health care.

Major corporations – auto industry, for example – complain that costs of health coverage place them at a cost disadvantage with manufacturers in Japan and other countries.

Labor unions want health coverage; let’s keep our workers working.

We understand and accept that it is proper to have health coverage for seniors (Medicare) and children (at least some).

Many uninsured persons require services via emergency rooms, a most expensive option.

Some reports claim one-third of health costs are eaten up with paperwork and administrative costs.

Many find it confusing to interpret or understand which coverages their programs offer or don’t offer.

Preventive medicine seems often to be optional, but it can be most valuable.

Now what’s the problem to have universal health care in our country? Could political candidates begin to outdo one another in proposing the BEST program?

Don Conrad,

Lawrence