I enjoy reading essays on national and worldwide issues. These articles often contain strong, well thought out arguments. In “Missing the Health Care Bus,” Rebecca Booker explains why she believes that everyone should have access to health care. When she was younger her parents were unable to afford health insurance for her. She had to live extra cautiously, always anxious that she might get injured or sick and would not be able to afford the medical expenses.

I agree that health care should be universal in the United States. In today's modern culture people should not have to forgo medical attention because they cannot ­afford it.