Sunday, October 16, 2011|Bloggies
| Email subscribers, click title to access full article |
Allow me to play devil's advocate.
I'm concerned about medical testing, almost all of it. Some recent discussions about ALCAT allergy tests have me thinking more about what I think might be the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Testing is becoming more ubiquitous and it seems related to a belief system that everything important in life can be quantified. Reflecting on this belief, though, we soon realize that that isn't true.
Sunday, October 09, 2011|Bloggies
| Email subscribers, click title to access full article |
A news article regarding shortages of medicines at hospitals was sent to me, and the sender asked my thoughts.
I wanted to share those with you.
Here's a situation that has been in the making for many years. We have reached a place in modern medicine where the focus has shifted from that of healing, curing, comforting those of us who are ill, to a full-blown economic system. Don't get me wrong, I am a strong proponent of the free market system and it has traditionally served all of us very well.
Monday, July 11, 2011|Bloggies
| Email subscribers, click title to access full article |
The best way to assure quality medical care is to return to the system that required people to pay for their own health care.
After decades of demanding that someone else pay the bills, the entire field of medicine has become jaded and inefficient. Of course, there are some wonderful professionals, but they are becoming more scarce every day. Clerks in insurance companies are making health decisions that should be handled only by a trained professional.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010|Bloggies
| Email subscribers, click title to access full article |
We've heard from a reader who seems to have a legitimate claim on the health care system. After working as a homemaker for many years, her husband was injured at work. He has coverage for his health needs, but there are no provisions for her. From this brief description, it seems that there ought to be some method in place to help her meet her medical expenses. This is an example of how a proper government health program should be used - to assist those who through no fault or malice find themselves without health coverage.
Our collective problem is that we are not able to design systems that can serve those in true need, while simultaneously detecting those who are using the system without contributing. Most Americans, by just a slim margin, work and pay taxes. Some are wealthy and don't have to work, yet they still pay into the tax system. Their contributions are based on the money their money generates for them.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010|Bloggies
| Email subscribers, click title to access full article |
There's no doubt that you have heard about the major changes that will be taking place in the health care field as a result of the new health care reform passed this year. It was rammed through, approved by House and Senate, and passed into law by our president's signature. Numerous officials voted for the reform bill and had not read it. The Speaker of the House said there would be time to read the bill after it passes.
Spider Design, Inc. Untangling the web, one site at a time.