Regardless of your opinion on the recent healthcare reform debate, process, and resulting legislation, one would expect the output of so much brain power and political capital to truly improve things.

I am not a policy wonk, healthcare expert, and have not read the Obamacare bill in its entirety (like most members of Congress) but this story about Sarah Perez leaving ReadWriteWeb due to the lack of affordable healthcare coverage makes my blood boil.

Sarah is awesome, a great journalist, and was very kind to us as we created and launched Gist.  She is leaving ReadWriteWeb because of a growing family and the lack of employer provided healthcare.  This quote alone lays it out in black and white for me:

Now my husband runs his own business, and we pay for our own health care. It’s expensive, and it’s a struggle. 

So I’m moving on, to somewhere that can offer me the benefits of a larger organization.

This makes my blood boil because a great person is leaving the "best job she ever had" due to the costs of healthcare as she and her husband both pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

How does this make sense? Why wasn't this obvious obstacle to entrepreneurship addressed in the healthcare reform debate?  We sorely need jobs and economic growth in this country and it breaks my heart that this situation continues to exist.  There are many, many talented and smart entrepreneurs staying in corporate jobs or needing to return to one because of the costs of self-insuring.

Sarah – I will miss you and your readers will miss you.  Thank you for sharing your story..and for inspiring me to write this post.