Health care is a major issue with days, with some 47 million Americans currently living with no health insurance. So to see the types of numbers associated with the ex-CEO of UnitedHealth’s lawsuit, kind of makes me sick (ironically I am covered by United Health). William McGuire has agreed to give up more than 400 million dollars in stock options and retirement benefits in order to settle his lawsuit. The scandal dealt in backdated stock options and with the lawsuit settled, McGuire doesn’t have to admit any guilt..Sure seems like a lot of money, especially considering 90 percent of my friends can’t go to the doctor without forking over large amounts of money. If you haven’t checked out Michael Moore’s Sicko you should, it’s a depressingly frank look at the system in which we live and how we look out for folks in our country. Also, even though guys like William Mcguire are out there trying to get rich while their neighbors get sicker, there are some groups that are working to find alternatives to traditional health care. The Rock Dove Collective in New York City is a great group that is working to provide services to those who need it : 

“The Rock Dove Collective is a radical community health exchange working to address the need for accessible and anti-oppressive health care in our communities. We coordinate a network of health practitioners who provide physical, mental, sexual, emotional, social and spiritual care from a (radical/progressive) perspective on well-being.Many of our practitioners accept mutual aid in exchange for their services; the Rock Dove Collective strongly encourages this and believes that incorporating mutual aid into more instances in our lives will help to set the foundation for a freer and more just world.”