small side note -- my new job comes with "good" health insurance -- Blue Cross Blue Shield -- which, for some perverse reason, assigns the highest deductible to the preventative medications that I take -- albuterol and Nexium. Wierd. Now supposing I did not have that insurance, that Nexium would be $180-some for a 30-day supply, beyond the reach of many people, I think you would agree. Yet this particular Rx is one that people clearly should take if they need it as it has essentially no side effects and prevents a host of serious problems down the road.
On Feb 11, 2008 1:12 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I would MUCH rather see my tax money spent helping people quit smoking > >and be healthier than fixing them after a life of self destructive behavior. > > You do realize that being able to get preventative care is essential to such > things, and to help people lead healthier lives? What if everyone had access > to health insurance that included wellness visits, and weight loss management > programs, smoking cessation, etc.? If people could get psychiatric help when > they need it (depression being a very common cause for over-eating)? It's > very easy to blame people for their health issues, but relatively few would > choose to have them if they really felt they could afford help. I used to go > to the doctor regularly for checkups and to have various blood levels > checked. Now I know that because of my deductible, those costs will come > completely out-of-pocket, so I tend to skip it unless some other problem hits > and I know I'm already over the deductible limit. Maybe not a smart thing to > do...but that's what people do when it's not a covered benefit. > > The problem is that we do not consider healthcare to be a human or civil > right, but a commodity. And one that we want to parcel out only to those that > we think deserve it...or can pay for it. Kind of like welfare. A lot of > people would like to get rid of it because some people abuse the > system...even though many poor families would suffer greatly otherwise. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254040 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
