tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post6016222032057574081..comments2023-12-07T03:45:06.927-05:00Comments on Forks Off The Moment: Healthcare - 1 - 2 - 3Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-46014400106083035872009-07-25T12:56:02.369-04:002009-07-25T12:56:02.369-04:00Amazing post Di! Sign me up for that revolution.....Amazing post Di! Sign me up for that revolution...I've been ranting about it here on the left coast for a while now. Oh yeah...and my two cents on Pelosi - she's a clueless elitist b***ch.<br />Sorry....my bad.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167980498731684457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-61664958732164418592009-07-24T10:05:37.863-04:002009-07-24T10:05:37.863-04:00I couldn't find a thing to disagree with you a...I couldn't find a thing to disagree with you about, Dianne! I've been writing a bit about the problem over at Cont. Criticism as you probably know...<br /><br />Good job. Keep up the good work.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-67601091890766399742009-07-23T17:45:12.015-04:002009-07-23T17:45:12.015-04:00We're due a revolution over here too. And the ...We're due a revolution over here too. And the first people up against the wall will be ...<br /><br />The traffic and roadworks planners !<br />(you'd have to live in Bristol to understand ...)<br /><br />Seriously - they're rated worse than the politicians at the moment. (Barely.) The lawyers are rejoicing - they're off the hook cos of handling cases of MP expenses claims.Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-7930302678697649672009-07-23T16:43:21.240-04:002009-07-23T16:43:21.240-04:00I can feel it all over the Atlantic how important ...I can feel it all over the Atlantic how important it is that people burn for things, and that they speak out from the bottom of their hearts.<br />This blog post will be read and will mean a difference.<br />We don't have these problems, but they are not unfamiliar.<br />I've had a cousin who had to come home from her USA job, because she became ill, and there was no way she could get help.<br />I agree, none should profit on people becoming ill.<br />From FelisolFelisol https://www.blogger.com/profile/12240191154632603841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-19963379293650585132009-07-23T11:40:35.325-04:002009-07-23T11:40:35.325-04:00Our Canadian system can indeed be frustrating at t...Our Canadian system can indeed be frustrating at times, but there is never a question of simply not getting care.. no matter the income or lack of income. I do hope things get better for you there. I can't imagine not having this basic care from what's supposed to be the best country (not MY opinion, of course). ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-84690567572990478472009-07-23T11:02:49.516-04:002009-07-23T11:02:49.516-04:00Amen! I just don't get the resistance to unive...Amen! I just don't get the resistance to universal coverage - or people whining about small inconveniences when there are those whose inconvenience is that they can't afford to see a doctor at all... and all the fear mongering that goes on from the GOP. <br /><br />Another thing that doesn't get talked about - I want to blog about it if I start writing again - is the cost of poverty. There's so much fuss about taxing the rich but the poor get taxed in so many unacknowledged ways and nobody cares.<br /><br />I hope you get your SSD hearing soon and that you get the approval you deserve. Meanwhile, enjoy Hope. She chose a great Grandma for her life journey.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-9822743425837942802009-07-23T10:06:33.878-04:002009-07-23T10:06:33.878-04:00I believe he did a very good job last night...I believe he did a very good job last night...Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-39697675771472863932009-07-23T07:26:51.973-04:002009-07-23T07:26:51.973-04:00I hate to not leave a salient comment but I have b...I hate to not leave a salient comment but I have become so numb to this issue that I have given up on trying to convince fellow Americans that taking care of their fellow citizens in the richest goddamn coiuntry in the world makes sense and is the right thing to do. Cheers Di!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-80859950736569467712009-07-23T07:22:45.252-04:002009-07-23T07:22:45.252-04:00If we took all of the disparate health care progra...If we took all of the disparate health care programs financed by government, added a reasonable tax on business and individuals and told them getting their multi million dollar bonuses to go fuck themselves we would easily be able to give Medicare to every man woman and child in this nation.<br /><br />Remember "Sicko?" The doctor in France making enough to live very well in Paris and still delivering the best of health care free to whomever walked in the door?<br /><br />Take the fucking profit factor out of it and you know what...researchers will still research, doctors will still doctor and plumbers will be able to still plumb.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-63897619627106734252009-07-22T23:42:02.422-04:002009-07-22T23:42:02.422-04:00AAAAAAAA-Men, Sister!!
Aloha-
Comfort SpiralAAAAAAAA-Men, Sister!!<br /><br />Aloha-<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-58764570163407541562009-07-22T22:22:03.699-04:002009-07-22T22:22:03.699-04:00You just get it!
Thats partly why I love you the...You just get it! <br /><br />Thats partly why I love you the way I do, ;)<br /><br />Love, MMaithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-19167902644017157942009-07-22T20:50:09.258-04:002009-07-22T20:50:09.258-04:00Our healthcare "system" isn't a syst...Our healthcare "system" isn't a system at all - that is a large part of the problem. It is so important, but I am afraid that the lawmakers will screw up the solution. I don't see much of a coherent plan. Too many compromises, and too much grandstanding and politicking. I am not optimistic that they will pass anything that works.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-82835766525991917952009-07-22T17:16:51.587-04:002009-07-22T17:16:51.587-04:00You would not believe how many people in the UK co...You would not believe how many people in the UK complain about our National Health Service - they should consider the alternatives! You pay a fortune in health insurance!!CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773161375865716360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-43397481801699391342009-07-22T16:53:43.146-04:002009-07-22T16:53:43.146-04:00Oh, I love it when you get a good rant going! Esp...Oh, I love it when you get a good rant going! Especially since I agree with every bit of it. People are stupid because they prefer to be ignorant and spout off when they don't know what they're talking about. Then they believe the fear mongering put out there by insurance companies and the wealthy who don't want to help anyone else pay for medical care.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-74355900460672470412009-07-22T16:21:50.787-04:002009-07-22T16:21:50.787-04:00I just don't get it at all. Why are people eve...I just don't get it at all. Why are people even arguing over health care? My REAL desire is to see Congress give up their benefits, and then vote on what the rest of us should have.<br /><br />I can remember back when I was a teenager, when a friend of my sister's was living in Canada, and wondering why we didn't have care like theirs.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-2139147593521014842009-07-22T14:51:46.622-04:002009-07-22T14:51:46.622-04:00I love you.
And I am with you on the health care ...I love you.<br /><br />And I am with you on the health care thing... it makes me so mad when people bitch even if they have nothing to bitch about!<br /><br />My mother likes to give me a guilt trip for not going to the Dr... I like to point out that I can't aford it. She then blames my liberal views, telling me that my health is the cost for my liberal lifestyle.<br /><br />Which usually ends the conversation.Kaylia Metcalfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527164450365029203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-14270821799749025592009-07-22T14:34:23.202-04:002009-07-22T14:34:23.202-04:00Health care is a big mess. It's a spin of the...Health care is a big mess. It's a spin of the roulette wheel as to whether you're entitled to care or not. It doesn't make any sense.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-73996849308647968302009-07-22T14:20:35.421-04:002009-07-22T14:20:35.421-04:00As frustrated as Canada's health care system c...As frustrated as Canada's health care system can make me, at least we have one and I would be dead by now without it. I cannot imagine how frustrating it must be for you in the States. I imagine there are Doctors that get mighty upset with it too. It will take time, but I have my fingers crossed that it will come to pass that you too have decent health care in place soon.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-51215206982950004172009-07-22T13:45:38.739-04:002009-07-22T13:45:38.739-04:00Thanks so much for posting the explanation of what...Thanks so much for posting the explanation of what is being proposed in the health care act. All I'd seen before was snippets here and there that really didn't make much sense to me but this is pretty clear and straight forward -a bit like the person who posted it, don't 'cha think?<br />Anyway, although right now since I am on medicare and have a pretty decent, relatively affordable supplemental plan to cover the differences between my bills and medicare allotments, I can't complain, which for me, is definitely a first with respect to healthcare expenses! What gets me though is that some number pusher who works for the insurance company gets to decide if I -or others like me -will be able to get certain treatments, etc., etc. -all based on the insurance company's regs of what they will or will not cover. For myself, that means that the anti-virus injection to protect me against a reoccurance of the dreaded and absolutely horrible Shingles is something my insurer will not cover so it's a $250 cost to me then. Apparently they would rather shell out for doctor visits and antibiotics in the event of another attack of this stuff and to watch me writhe in pain for lack of getting said inoculation which could prevent this problem! Things like that -decisions based on a good reasonable need for the meds -should be left to being between the doctor and patient, not between the patient and some accountant at the insurance company. And that is just one very tiny example that I can site from personal experience.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-88251732428537544252009-07-22T12:43:20.531-04:002009-07-22T12:43:20.531-04:00cherie - thanks for the inside perspective :)cherie - thanks for the inside perspective :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-79520223150236628792009-07-22T12:41:20.655-04:002009-07-22T12:41:20.655-04:00mrs c - kudos for helping that child in Australia ...mrs c - kudos for helping that child in Australia - that is what Aus is right?<br />I don't however think that is an example of national healthcare - especially since insurance companies here routinely deny treatments that, I believe, lead to death<br />or - families go broke caring for their ill children, my town is helping one such family right now - I couldn't give $$ anymore but I babysit the younger child when Mom and Dad take ill child to doc, or I cook and just leave a casserole on their porch<br />as for the vaccination - I can't respond to that in a comment section - plus it strays into religion and I'm saving that for my Jimmy Carter vs. Southern Baptists post<br />one last thing - in NY they have healthcare advocates for people who can't speak for themselves - I was one for a bit back in the 90s - do they have that near you?<br />if so get your kids on the list now, there is a long wait for help <br /><br />ivanhoe - he was here last week!! literally down the road<br />I too didn't get the ticket<br />your co-worker's ex may be disappointed<br />here in NJ they were comparing the e-mail ticket to proper ID<br />if it didn't match you didn't get in<br />thanks for coming by sweetie!! I know you're super busyDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-78912349048949235312009-07-22T12:35:34.522-04:002009-07-22T12:35:34.522-04:00Working inside the healthcare industry for years t...Working inside the healthcare industry for years taught me that the system was entirely FUBARed. It's a system where the customer is the decision maker of large employer groups, not the patient. Then, basically, it's a trust between the healthcare provider and the insurance companies, full of back door deals. (Where's Teddy Roosevelt when you need him. ;) )All of this is invisible to the patient, except when he or she has to find a new provider because their insurance no longer covers their old one. In this system, the people without coverage are totally screwed.<br /><br />At this point, the system is so screwed up that <i>any</i> change is an improvement, just to shake things up.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783416806379420376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-84675016887600345472009-07-22T12:31:02.865-04:002009-07-22T12:31:02.865-04:00I've heard a lot of complaining and calling na...I've heard a lot of complaining and calling names in re: our president. I don't get it. I guess it's easy to point a finger when something goes wrong...<br />I have to tell you that Obama will be in my neighborhood tomorrow speaking about healthcare reform. I applied for a ticket through lottery, but did not get it. However, my co-worker did. She cannot take a day off so she is sending her ex-husband that barely speaks or understands English and her 5-year old daughter. I'm disapointed to say at least...<br />((Hugs))Ivanhoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568486975589895670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-9688235526118647422009-07-22T12:26:11.445-04:002009-07-22T12:26:11.445-04:00I have a few concerns:
One two-year-old's fami...I have a few concerns:<br />One two-year-old's family in Aus. was told to go home and let her die because they didn't want to pay for an "experimental" treatment. Thankfully, enough online friends petitioned the government. (she's alive today! YAY! I helped!) <br /><br />But I KNOW my autistic son won't be little and *cute* forever. He'll just be tossed aside because non-verbal people? They don't advocate very well. Must be an idiosyncracy they have. :p<br /><br />I'm also religiously opposed to the rubella vaccine. Will I be forced by my government to inject my children with something made using aborted fetal cells?<br /><br />I have grave concerns about my government being intertwined with my health care. Though it already is to a very large degree when we are practical about it.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-81786283178504568932009-07-22T11:41:14.828-04:002009-07-22T11:41:14.828-04:00JennyMac - glad you liked the post, thanks so much...JennyMac - glad you liked the post, thanks so much for the visit<br /><br />just me - what's really frustrating to me is that here in the states, even when I was paying 1200/month for insurance I often had to wait - I waited weeks for approval for a MRI and then 2 more weeks for a spot at the center the insurance company approved<br />and it is sad - especially when we use our power to tell everyone else what they should doDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.com