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27 Jun |
Compassionate Conservatism Health Care, Off Topic
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Does it really mean what it sounds like, or is it just a euphemism for “it’s all about me, and to hell with everyone else?”
Today, the senate failed to muster enough votes to overturn a planned 10.6% reduction in medicare reimbursements to healthcare providers, forcing doctors to accept even fewer medicare patients, and ultimately leaving many sick and elderly without access to healthcare.
Of the 48 republicans in the senate, only 7 voted with the democrats in favor of the bill. John McCain didn’t bother voting. I’m sure he was more concerned for the welfare of the people of Iraq, and the war, than the poor, sick and elderly citizens of America.
The bill was opposed by many senate Republicans, and President Bush, because it
would partially offset the cost of the bill by cutting some bonus payments to private Medicare Advantage plans
In other words it would cut subsidies to the health insurance industry.
And as if that wasn’t enough, President Bush is proposing even greater cuts than last year, in the growth of Medicare and Medicaid, in his new budget plan.
Thank you President Bush, for not compromising on your principles, by considering raising taxes, or ending the war in Iraq, which would save far more than your proposed budget cuts. Balance the budget on the backs of the poor, the sick and the elderly. After all, they’re not productive segments of society. They’re only a drain.
Besides why should you care? You and you’re family are healthy [and wealthy], and should you get sick, you’re guaranteed access to the best medical care available, for the rest of your life, all at taxpayer expense.
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14 Apr |
OK, I’ve had it now Health Care
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What’s this country coming to, when prisoners, i.e. convicts, murderers, thieves, pornographers, child molesters, drug dealers, etc. have greater rights, including a constitutional right to health care, while honest, law abiding, god fearing, tax paying individuals are not being afforded those same rights.
…Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R) administration asked the Legislature to provide $7 billion to construct long-term chronic care facilities at state prisons and to upgrade current medical facilities at state prisons…
The upgrades are necessary to bring the prisons health care up to
a constitutionally acceptable standard after years and years of underinvestment.
SAY WHAT!
Where in the constitution does it say anything about health care?
Somethings just not right here!
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23 Jan |
No matter what anybody says General Health, Health Care, My MCL
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I still believe Kaiser Permanente has the best doctors, and offers the best health care coverage of any health care organization.
How many other emergency room doctors, do you think, would bother to call a patient at home in the evening, after receiving notification of an elevated white blood cell count, to make sure that person was feeling ok?
Well at Kaiser they do, and this wasn’t the first time.
This was at least the third time, I’ve received a call from an ER doctor checking up on me. It seems every time I have my blood checked late in the day (which occurred yesterday), after all the doctors in the office are long gone, I get a call checking up on me.
While that may seem like a little thing to some, and I wouldn’t have thought any less of Kaiser or the ER doctor, had the doctor not called, it is comforting to know someone actually cares about their job and their patients. You don’t find that too often any more in todays hectic, “it’s all about me” world.
Anywaze, I was happy to find out my lymphocyte count had dropped below 100 thou/cumm to 99 thou/cumm, after jumping to 106 thou/cumm last month. I still don’t consider that very significant, since at these levels variations in results can be extreme.
The good news is I’m still feeling fine. I do have a few issues, but nothing I am too concerned about just yet, and probably no more then most other people.
Tags: Health Care, kaiser, My MCL