In health care reform, where's the heart for artists?

In the first of two parts, Dollar Store Dilettante columnist Steven Kent tackles the issue of health care reform as it relates to college students struggling in the employment market, often tackling several part-time jobs.

With the recent passage of President Obama's health care bill, Americans have begun discussing the holes in the nation's health care system like never before. And yet, despite the national studies showing that 30% of professional artists living in major cities lack health insurance, and that 43% of the artists who do have coverage are in danger of losing it, it still seems like that great debate often devolves into talk of right vs. left, or rich vs. poor -- and fails to address the ongoing battle of art versus health.