tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584771362598797462.post3099076102047854927..comments2023-03-25T03:57:05.305-07:00Comments on CorduroyPlanet: Too ExcitedTruckeeDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11825726321011399776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584771362598797462.post-5532120398740951242010-03-28T08:06:50.761-07:002010-03-28T08:06:50.761-07:00Wait just a sec here! Anyone who walks into an ER ...Wait just a sec here! Anyone who walks into an ER does get treated at a cost of thousands of dollars more than what they would get treated for if they had an appointment with their GP. <br /><br />Oh yeah, GP's don't have to accept people who don't have insurance and can't afford the visit or the accompanying medication that goes with it! So, they go to the ER.<br /><br />Overburdening the system and creating financial havoc for the hospital has led to the demise of local hospitals. Especially those that are located in impoverish neighborhoods. Or, the ER from Alta Bates dumps the non-insured, can't afford it soul in some place like Herrich (oh yeah that hospital doesn't exist any longer) or San Pablo (ditto) or Highland. <br /><br />So access to health care, not emergency care, is an issue. The predjudice against the poor receiving health care has existed way before the creation of HMO's. <br /><br />We are so tired of the negativity of conservatives in the name of the Constitution. The fear mongering, the financial corruption, the forgiveness of colleagues that led corporations into ruins, the erosion of rights and lanted, biased presentation of the facts!<br /><br />Game on!gee_oh_jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584771362598797462.post-13762896598089146992010-03-26T23:17:54.404-07:002010-03-26T23:17:54.404-07:00We have access, access isn't the problem...sky...We have access, access isn't the problem...skyrocketing cost is.<br /><br />Anyone who walks (or is rolled) into an emergency room gets treated...it's the law...you don't have to be a Citizen or even here legally.<br /><br />Granted America has the World's most expensive medical care, but we've got the best, most modern too. MRI machines cost what? A Million or so dollars? Going to the hospital is like visiting NASA's Mission Control! Have you seen the new Surgical Robots? Yikes!<br /><br />In a true Free Market, the preventative care would be nearly free...a loss leader to get you into the Doctor's office...think of the free break inspections offered by Tire&Brake Shops, Sears, Pep Boys, etc.TruckeeDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825726321011399776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584771362598797462.post-59132578095700520192010-03-26T22:51:32.882-07:002010-03-26T22:51:32.882-07:00Access to good health care should be a given to an...Access to good health care should be a given to any one who lives in the U.S.A. I gladly pay my measley pittance of Medicare and Social Security tax every paycheck, knowing full well that I may never receive any of the benefits. I view it as a way to honor the elder Americans (oh oh, is that me?)who helped to shape, protect and create this wonderful country that we live in. <br /><br />Preventative medicine is good. It's cost effective. It is a fundamental block in building a productive society. <br /><br />Isn't that what we all want?gee_oh_jonoreply@blogger.com