Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
On Mon, 9/28/09, kananda...@aol.com kananda...@aol.com wrote: Debbi wrote... We're Number 37! Maru and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :) We XXs have just been sitting back proving we can have quiet moments and listen snort be scared when we start getting chatty again I'm going to try to get a computer going at home, since I need to have email for my new position at the stable (Riding Academy Director)...if only it paid more than a pittance! But hey, it will be a good learning experience, no? Debbi Who Is Forrest? Maru ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
On Tue, 9/29/09, Jo Anne evens...@hevanet.com wrote: Yea!!! More xx'ers. And feeling every x in the morning...urf, when did my joints decide to become musical?! I don't even _like_ Rice Krispies anymore. Debbi wrote... and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :) And Dee responded We XXs have just been sitting back proving we can have quiet moments and listen snort be scared when we start getting chatty again So where were you two when the heat was on with the health care debate? You two are the heavyweights, I'm just the lightweight (figuratively) on this subject. Please keep adding your Voices. grimace It's such a disaster, and the money from the big companies so pervasive - nd apparently persuasive - that only with great effort will real reform and not mere window-dressing occur. I'm not overly hopeful, given recent events (or lack thereof). Debbi Biting The Bullet Maru ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
Yea!!! More xx'ers. Debbi wrote... We're Number 37! Maru and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :) And Dee responded We XXs have just been sitting back proving we can have quiet moments and listen snort be scared when we start getting chatty again So where were you two when the heat was on with the health care debate? You two are the heavyweights, I'm just the lightweight (figuratively) on this subject. Please keep adding your Voices. How is everyone? Amities, Jo Anne evens...@hevanet.com ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
Jo Anne evens...@hevanet.com wrote: snippage throughout Doug wrote: Personally, I think that a system that places an emphasis on boner drugs, reformulation of proven drugs and anti-depressants that don't work is in need of an overhaul in and of itself. And Dee answered: Being the healthcare provider I can share this without cringing- 40% of men over age 40 will have some dealing with impotence. From a basic human intimacy element- those commercials wouldn't be still playing without an audience. True - I just wish they'd cut back to once per hour. First off, I love the 'boner drugs' moniker, Doug Sounds appropriate to me- ...I do wonder about how many we actually need to do RD on... I would like to see the drug companies doing some research on another antibiotic to deal with MRSA, frex. But the big bucks ain't there, doncha know? I think the assumption that consumers will purchase policies full of loopholes is a fair one. I agree. And I used to be in health care, too. Ditto. I just terminated my insurance for my cats -- I have paid in for three years -- and when Lili got a bladder infection they 1) charged me *$80* out-of-pocket, and 2) told me she had a chronic condition requiring special food (~ $1/can, 2 meals per)...oh, and cats didn't get bladder infections like people. I replied that her symptoms began abruptly the evening before, that all my previous cats had had a UTI at some point, that I had been a health care professional, etc,...well, I'm obviously still steamed. I got her atbx on my own -- symptoms cleared in 2 days. ...I heard on NPR recently that most people are happy with their health care coverage until they have to use it -- then they discover what they do and don't have and may not be happy with their coverage. Or lack thereof. And again, after living and practicing in Canada for 10 years, I'd take that system *any day* over the hodge podge we have now. We need _some_ kind of base-line coverage; folks who can afford Cadillac care should still be able to pay for it OOP/extra. Debbi We're Number 37! Maru and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :) ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
Debbi wrote... We're Number 37! Maru and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :) We XXs have just been sitting back proving we can have quiet moments and listen snort be scared when we start getting chatty again Dee ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: DeLong on health insurance reform and other stuff
Dee -- Look everyone, Dee is back! I'm so glad to see you posting. I now have a stray cat and her kittens in your bedroom awaiting space at the no kill shelter. As soon as they're gone, you can come back any time. =+)) Doug wrote: Personally, I think that a system that places an emphasis on boner drugs, reformulation of proven drugs and anti-depressants that don't work is in need of an overhaul in and of itself. And Dee answered: Being the healthcare provider I can share this without cringing, but it will make some of you sit up with a bit of squirming. Just to share one of those stats to keep us all humble- 40% of men over age 40 will have some dealing with impotence. From a basic human intimacy element- those commercials wouldn't be still playing without an audience. First off, I love the 'boner drugs' moniker, Doug =+)). Second of all, while I agree that ED drugs have a place in the pharmacopeia, I do wonder about how many we actually need to do RD on -- I mean I can think of three that I see advertized on TV all the time, is that about enough? I would like to see the drug companies doing some research on another antibiotic to deal with MRSA, frex. I think the assumption that consumers will purchase policies full of loopholes is a fair one. I agree. And I used to be in health care, too. I can barely parse out just what's covered and what isn't. It's the same with cell phone contracts. They use language that doesn't always make sense to me -- it's like you have to be inside the industry, or even the company involved to understand just what they're offering. I heard on NPR recently that most people are happy with their health care coverage until they have to use it -- then they discover what they do and don't have and may not be happy with their coverage. And again, after living and practicing in Canada for 10 years, I'd take that system *any day* over the hodge podge we have now. So, how are you doing, Dee? Did you end up with a Ph.D.? (Or whatever it is for P.T.) Amities, Jo Anne evens...@hevanet.com ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
