tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post4543479001181661064..comments2024-03-08T02:20:47.836-08:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Health care issue againRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-55444800066264435042010-03-16T13:26:51.180-07:002010-03-16T13:26:51.180-07:00Well Dick in a way we are all on Medicare. We all...Well Dick in a way we are all on Medicare. We all (well at least those of us with jobs) pay Medicare taxes, but we do not receive any benefits until we turn 65. So I am not sure how the government is going to pay for medical services for all Americans (minus the 19 million people the new plan will not cover) when they cannot afford to pay for medical services now for Americans over 65. The number of tax payers is not going to go up but the number of recipients is going to go up by several million people.Ingineer66https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319022726561229313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-35458622447540475152010-03-11T20:32:38.772-08:002010-03-11T20:32:38.772-08:00I've said all along that I feel everyone shoul...I've said all along that I feel everyone should be put on Medicare, even our elite class like Congress. Then if they don't like it, maybe they'd have more incentive to fix it properly. If everyone were on it the cost of Part B (doctor visits, etc.) would go down a lot since as it is now it is only we elderly and those sick enough to be considered permanently disabled that are on the plan. We as a group are the most expensive to cover.<br /><br />The way Medicare is now there is still room for insurance companies to make money on the plan. We all need some sort of a supplement to Part A and B.<br /><br />But I don't expect that to ever happen for the reasons you have mentioned.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-12653909335205719322010-03-11T10:33:41.160-08:002010-03-11T10:33:41.160-08:00You are so right about health care. And the lambs...You are so right about health care. And the lambs are lovely.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-48802357703640084742010-03-11T09:36:04.110-08:002010-03-11T09:36:04.110-08:00The lambs are adorable.
Of course, you know my ...The lambs are adorable. <br /><br />Of course, you know my feeling on health care. The elephant in the room that isn't mentioned often enough is what will happen if we don't have reform? <br /><br />The bill being discussed is not what anybody really wants, but it's a start and can be improved after it passes.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-2122397691725773482010-03-11T09:12:54.411-08:002010-03-11T09:12:54.411-08:00I stopped before you talked about 2012---I plan to...I stopped before you talked about 2012---I plan to see it through my Netflix Queue....<br />LOVE those very very dear pictures of those sweet Lamb Babies...!<br />I am so depressed about how screwed up our country is because of GREED! I truly cannot bear it.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-18279415421474058582010-03-10T12:53:33.077-08:002010-03-10T12:53:33.077-08:00I really appreciate those who share their experien...I really appreciate those who share their experiences with the medical system as there is nothing more powerful than to get this about people instead of partisan politics. <br /><br />I have gotten my medical care for over 30 years from the same local clinic. Now I am on Medicare with a supplemental AARP Advantage policy. So far that's been okay, but I haven't had much go wrong either. I am well aware that 10% of a lot of illnesses can end up draining a family's savings. Farm Boss and I have discussed what we'd do if we got hit by something really big. When we were raising our family, the insurance costs were manageable but that is changing fast and I worry about my children and grandchildren for what the future will bring if we, as a country, don't get a handle on this. <br /><br />I want to see us do something, which means voting for the current bill in Congress, but worry about it won't do enough to keep costs down. If that doesn't happen, this problem will (like so many others we face right now) get worse fast.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-88460645354158037382010-03-10T12:26:33.718-08:002010-03-10T12:26:33.718-08:00I currently have healthcare. I get it through my w...I currently have healthcare. I get it through my wife's job. I got on her policy so I could garnish a higher wage at my job. Last June I found out I had diverticulitis. I found this out after going to the emergency room after a week of severe cramps and associated pains caused by a ruptured colon. I spent 2 weeks... well actually it was 13 days in the local hospital. I had cable TV in the room and was fortunate enough to have C-SPAN. For the two week duration, C-SPAN was filled with healthcare talk and committee meetings with both political parties attending and hashing out details for healthcare reform. When I hear the GOP-Republicans cry about being left out of the healthcare reform process I know they are liars. I saw the two parties meet. <br /><br />I departed the hospital with new plumbing which gave me a stoma on my side. This was to stay hooked up until September. What a Summer '09 was and I was admitted to the ER on my birthday of all days. When September rolled around I spend 5 days back in the hospital to get a reversal of Hartmann's procedure. Back then in September the Teabaggers were out in force criticizing Obama's every position. Seniors on medicare decrying socialism, what a sick yet ironic story these curmudgeons tell. People without any insurance claiming Obamacare would kill seniors with death panels and on and on with a political platform built on deception and fear. <br /><br />My hospital roommate had the same procedure as me. He had no insurance. Besides paying for our own insurance, each of us chip in for people who need charity care. I don't mind really but wouldn't universal healthcare be the best way. Why should I work hard and pay insurance when not working, not paying would get me the same treatment in an emergency situation? <br /><br />All in all, I have no complaint about my insurance except it's too expensive and I believe heathcare should be *not for profit* and instead shared by the community. Oh boy, that community word is so close to communism. <br /><br />I thank NJ for having safeguards to protect me from some inferior insurance policy that Arizona or Montana may be allowed to hustle their citizens. See, that's the trouble with selling the insurance across state lines. What the GOP-Republicans want is to sell me a policy that can't cover my ass.Dionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094443267132622902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-91595464159763576032010-03-10T11:57:34.206-08:002010-03-10T11:57:34.206-08:00I love the lambs!!!!!
I am on Medicare -- it...I love the lambs!!!!! <br /><br />I am on Medicare -- it's not perfect but it works for me because I don't have greedy doctors. I also ostensibly have Medicaid which is not a federal program. Medicaid is administered by the individual states so its quality varies according to each state's guidelines. According to Ohio, I have to give them 25% of my SS check before I can use Medicaid. Who can do that? Not me -- I'm already low income! And that means that I can't get the care I need. <br /><br />As a person who is already in the thrall of government health care, I really don't know what to think anymore. I do know that they are determined that I have no quality of life. <br />nKay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-68623998366463152842010-03-10T08:42:09.490-08:002010-03-10T08:42:09.490-08:00If people were the main concern among governments—...If people were the main concern among governments—among even people—the world would be ideal.<br /><br />If money weren't the main concern, what would be?<br /><br />I've given up any thought that I'll ever have healthcare insurance again.<br /><br /><i>The lambs are gorgeous.</i>Mike McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881672365554137673noreply@blogger.com