tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post2728006522556707503..comments2023-08-08T04:01:24.132-07:00Comments on Issas Crazy World: Lets talk about health careIssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11309906249557761472noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-14968970746743345232008-11-10T21:14:00.000-08:002008-11-10T21:14:00.000-08:00Interesting to know.Interesting to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-10017290687479490542008-10-14T06:45:00.000-07:002008-10-14T06:45:00.000-07:00I thought children had to be covered? How is this...I thought children had to be covered? How is this not true??? <BR/><BR/>That is just wrong!<BR/><BR/>Our portion for health insurance, btw, is $1,200 a month... disgusting.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-8059856826542477082008-10-13T05:46:00.000-07:002008-10-13T05:46:00.000-07:00So very very offensive (the system, of course, not...So very very offensive (the system, of course, not your post). People with pre-existing conditions are the ones who need easy access to health care so they don't get sicker. I am so sorry for this kind of stress, and also pretty darn glad to be Canadian.<BR/><BR/>Like j from Ireland, I'll take the waiting lists. I live in Saskatchewan, and my husband has to wait two months to have a benign cyst removed and my daughter has to wait one month for a completely non-urgent MRI. I could get frustrated about that, BUT, when my friend had pancreatic cancer, he got surgery quickly and stayed in hospital for a few weeks, when I needed a D&C after a miscarriage I waited 30 minutes and for all these services we pay $0.Mrs. Dymundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144299450011177049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-73596744736755446422008-10-13T01:55:00.000-07:002008-10-13T01:55:00.000-07:00Hi, not long reading your blog but I had to commen...Hi, not long reading your blog but I had to comment. It is outrageous the amount you are paying per month for healthcare. It is absolutly frightening how much insurance is over there. I would rather the waiting lists for surgeries, specialist appointments, etc. over here than the worry of trying to come up the money to have insurance. I love all things American but this.<BR/>Cheers, J.J from Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358890639197418489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-8914632545510299442008-10-10T20:36:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:36:00.000-07:00Really well said, Issa. I'm sorry you are dealing...Really well said, Issa. I'm sorry you are dealing with this stress. We need reform. The pre-existing condition clauses need to be banned. You said it better than I could.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-74788951683400039212008-10-10T04:05:00.000-07:002008-10-10T04:05:00.000-07:00Oh, Issa. I am SO sorry to read this. I can symp...Oh, Issa. I am SO sorry to read this. I can sympathize with what you are going through, though. I work for a very small company with four reg employees and two on medicare supplement and what we pay for health insurance? Let's just say I am afraid if won't be around for us much longer if we don't find a way to make it cost less. It's astounding the bills and also THE CLIMB IN PRICE. Just a year ago this time it was almost half the price it is now for six employees. SIX. And now some of our employees have a lesser insurance and two are only on a supplemental for medicare. It's crap.<BR/><BR/>No parent doesn't want health care for their kid. Anyone who would treat somebody like shit for that is in need of better drugs than you and I are getting. Or possibly they need some "Kim is tired of your horse shit and has decided to create a website and call it "hate them dot com". We're just living in a time where its almost impossible to afford. Which is why we have children in an emergency room for an ear infection. We talk about third world countries with these issues and yet we have it happening right here at home. This is why I said let's bring it ALL home until we get this bullshit under control. Like I said in my blah post, I wouldn't be giving to the Salvation Army if my car was being towed out of my front yard for non payment. Until we can fix here we don't have time or funds to fix ANYWHERE else, dammit!!! And it shouldn't take a friggin stock market fall to show this to our gubment and we dah peeps.<BR/><BR/>Something most definitely has to be done, though. It's bullshit that they are getting away with allergies, asthma and mental health being a "pre-existing condition". One would think those things would be a given. It's not like you guys are drinking two gallons of vodka a day and have ruined your liver or something. Those seem like pretty normal and even maintenance type conditions. What crap!! And now that I think about it? I was in the middle of a pregnancy, which is most def a pre-existing cond, and I was able to switch insurance. I will check with our insurance guy today. Maybe he can give me some direction to point you guys in.<BR/><BR/>Awesome post, lady. I'm so sorry for what you and your family are going through. And I hope there is an end in sight for you all soon.Kim @ Ponytaildiaries.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106809118792122459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-91977254482634737432008-10-09T09:29:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:29:00.000-07:00Great views on healthcare. My mother has Fibromyal...Great views on healthcare. My mother has Fibromyalgia, my husband has sleep apnea and severe allergies, my sister has severe allergies... if we had to go private or be approved, we would not be able to afford health care, and in 2011 my mother will officially not be covered by her ex anymore -- and she will not be able to get coverage for the expensive medications and doctors that she must see. We need some change, now. I don't care who gives it to us. We need it immediately.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16649638235083533810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-4824622323432662512008-10-09T09:07:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:07:00.000-07:00GREAT post! This is such a HUGE issue for me. (A b...GREAT post! This is such a HUGE issue for me. (A big who-gets-my-vote decider and I am with you on Obama.)<BR/><BR/>I have an employer who does offer insurance. They take a big chunk of my money every check to do so. However, in essence they are self-insured and the English translation of that is in these tough economic times, less and less is covered. I have basically paid for most all of my expenses myself this year...while still paying my premiums. (FOR WHAT??)<BR/><BR/>What in the world would I do if, like you, I had children? I can't even imagine. Because yes: It is a basic need. It should be a RIGHT.<BR/><BR/>FIRED UP!!!<BR/><BR/>Did I mention great post??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801316698543869043.post-28829875766282028102008-10-09T08:58:00.000-07:002008-10-09T08:58:00.000-07:00The amount you pay per month for insurance (crappy...The amount you pay per month for insurance (crappy insurance!) is more than twice the amount of my mortgage payment. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>Craziness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com