So Many Idiots, So Little Time
The healthcare debate is huge right now, and quite frankly, giving me a massive headache. In a funny kind of way, it reminds me of the gay marriage debate.
So often it seems people ask straight people what they think of gay marriage. I don’t care what straight people think of gay marriage because it doesn’t apply to them. Nobody ever stopped to ask me what I thought of straight people getting married, now did they?
On the topic of healthcare, it seems the people who are against it are ones with a nice coverage package through their employers. Gee, how convenient. Nobody asks someone who it actually affects. I’m a perfect example. I’m self employed, I used to pay for my health coverage out of pocket, and I finally just decided to let it go because the price was so high. I take a gamble with my health every day, but that’s just the way it is here in America.
I also love, love, love the people who pin this on the Democrats. Hey, in case you hadn’t noticed, we have a Democrat for President. Healthcare was a major discussion during his entire campaign and he outlined his goals over and over again. Don’t act so shocked.
John McCain just wanted to give people a tax credit, as if that would have solved anything.
The fact remains that our healthcare system is downright embarrassing. Insurance companies encourage their staff to deny claims. It’s a twisted monopoly in which making a profit is more important than helping someone who is sick. We’ve completely lost touch with the point, and I find it sad that some of the poorest countries in the world offer better coverage than we do.
Where else would you walk into an emergency room and be denied service because you didn’t have insurance?
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While I do agree with most of what was said here, I just do not understand the last statement. I do have a great health plan, but I have too been on the other side of the fence for a large portion of my adult life. Never have I been denied treatment due to no insurance in an ER. Having a severe case of athsma my whole exsistance, I go at least once a year. As a matter of fact, the last time I was there the individual who had no insurance seemed to get way more attention than I did. Do we need health care reform, yes. Is it the governments fault, sure. Are we seeing the same kind of politics we did last yr. with banks and such. I think so. However, health care is what it is… What I really think we need to reform is how people are farmed into health care jobs. Anyone notice that the majority of people in these hospitals seem less than qualified to be in a position of caring for people. Not everyone, but a lot of people who are behind a desk or administering care seem to be out of place (Unless MChospital is a new concept). I have a friend who is going school to be an xray tech and most of the time he is either stoned or drunk. Food for thought. Not being critical of your thoughts nathan, just my own observation. BTW I owe the Hospital about 12000 and pay $25-50 a month and they still let me in for treatment not to mention reg doc visits. (did not have ins when I racked up that bill.)
Just to continue a point raised by Wayne, there has been a federal law in place for many years which requires any hospital that receives federal money and has an ER (that includes most general hospitals) to accept and treat any woman in active labor, or any person who is medically unstable–regardless of ability to pay.
So well spoken! I too am self-employed, and do you think that I have health insurance? Of course not! My bf is trying to get me onto his… but that wont happen anytime soon. It’s tough, but I do everything to keep my health at 101%. As you’ve noted, people need to really get a grip and start thinking critically. What I abhor is the manner in which the media ads to this messy conversation with sensational opinion reporting. Where has investigative reporting and objective reporting gone? Thanks for expressing yourself so well.
Yeah, right…I’ve heard that joke about the federal law which mandates care for the indigent. What it means is that the indigent person gets the minimum care possible. A person may walk in seriously sick and receive a prescription for some Ibuprofen, and then be ushered out.
Honestly, I’m fed up to here(pointing to chin) with the crap about how the poor get more care than they deserve.
Most blue states will help a poor person with a health need, but in a red state, you’re on your own, baby.