October dogwood
Things like this really happen:
Why is it that a 40+ year old heavy drinker can be on Medicaid since its inception and be treated gratis for weekly "heart attacks" at a local hospital? Several years ago he had—free of cost to him—open-heart bypass surgery, and was warned to never again consume alcohol. He turned to God for awhile, and even became a lay preacher, but soon was back worshiping his one true god, Budweiser. He has never been diagnosed as an alcoholic, and freely admits he can quit drinking anytime he wants. Now, whenever he gets drunk (quite often) he goes into a conniption fit until someone phones for emergency services to come pick him up and carry him to hospital emergency room ... for free. He is then admitted to the hospital for "observation" for a few days at no charge to him, and resumes drinking as soon as he gets home. Home for him and his wife is—and has been for nearly all their married life—public supported housing. He receives his medications—which he rarely takes—at a local free clinic. They get food stamps and all other charity available too them. At present, he is getting prepared to go into hospital for knee replacement surgery, gratis. He doesn't even limp! The doctors say he has damage in his knee from some accident or malady and needs the operation.
If he needs it, then he needs it. But why should he be able to get this done for free when he has a trade as a construction worker but cannot hold a job because of his frequent hospital stays? My wife desperately needs a knee replacement done, but she cannot have it because her income is just a few bucks above poverty level. I need a knee and both shoulders replaced, but I cannot afford the Medicare deductible.
No, I was never promised a fair shake in life and have come not to expect one, but I do expect an equal chance in this great nation of ours. I don't want charity; just a chance. I hope Mr. Obama will take this kind of crap into consideration when he sets up his health care programs.
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4 comments:
Well people such as you and your wife who are working or have worked their whole should be be able to get medical care at a very low cost. For me medical care is a basic human right that we deserve. It is hard for me too understand how the health of a nation is not a concern for a segment of society.
The cost of health care is totally insane. This is an item that we should stand up and protest until we get this fixed.
I think politicians on both sides are scared to touch this because of the Social Security/Medicare ripple it could have.
Sad.
Way back when I was almost still in diapers Tommy Douglas started the action in Canada for reasonably priced health care in Saskatchewan. Since then Canada has its medicare program that at least relates to something realistic for everyone.
We have friends across the line in Washington who pay as much per month, more even, than we pay for our annual coverage.
From talking to these friends, it seems that you can get more or less coverage, depending on what company you use for your medical insurance.
But, yes, the welfare factor kicks in. in Canada too. I sometimes wonder, if these people are just not smarter than I am. No work, free medical care, all kinds of perks for their first, second and third generation leeches. But yes... drones/dronines should be rendered incapable of reproduction, to say the least.
For Carolyn to buy health care insurance here, it would cost her nearly $1500US per month for basic insurance that does not include prescription coverage.
If the government would take the wasted medical dollars and use them for medical research, I believe a lot of our illnesses could be cured.
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