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Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further
environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa
http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php
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------------- Jim Fernandes
I am sure Dr J Colaco and the other physicians on GoaNet are fully aware of
what's happening with the healthcare cost in the US. Its high time that
everybody share the cost of healthcare.
------------ GL responds;
Like all insurance, the costs are distributed. As in education, the poor and
middle class has palmed off their healthcare duties to the SYSTEM. The middle
class would rather pay the SYSTEM than care for / address / solve many issues
themselves. All this contributes to WASTE.
Between not being covered and having a high deductible and co-pays if covered,
the middle class are very vulnerable. Yet like in many situations, we are our
own worst enemies. What we all need to do is SAVE the cost of
healthcare NOT SHARE its cost. Here are some suggestions:
1. Preventive Care - Stop smoking. Exercise and Prevent obesity and other
illness with proper diet and life style. Regular check-ups
2. Care for elderly parents, uncles and aunts saving hospital and nursing home
costs. End-of-life care, (last few months), account for 30% to 40% of all
healthcare costs.
3. Help relatives cope with their chronic illness which accounts for 75% of
medical costs and is responsible for 70% of deaths.
4. Prevent relatives, neighbors and friends making hospitals' ER the first line
of care - a very expensive way to access healthcare.
5. Doctors and Hospitals have to end the 40% of over-treatment, under-treatment
and in-appropriate treatment .... without further excuses of why it occurs.
We have to stop blaming the govt. and take-over at the grass-roots by doing the
right thing, even if it is inconvenient.
Regards, GL
