tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post7618145520577596426..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Health care rabbit holeSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-26354922497428009292014-11-12T13:57:27.315-05:002014-11-12T13:57:27.315-05:00I am way way under tall for my weight. I think I&...I am way way under tall for my weight. I think I'm supposed to be 3 meters tall. :) Working on it.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-24673221170592229542014-11-12T13:55:15.117-05:002014-11-12T13:55:15.117-05:00I bet the US system is worse -if nothing else it c...I bet the US system is worse -if nothing else it costs the patient more. <br /><br />I've had good results with alternative medicine for some conditions, but sometimes you need a surgeon. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-32793411400885060292014-11-12T02:51:12.642-05:002014-11-12T02:51:12.642-05:00I've always thought that the best insurance is...I've always thought that the best insurance is to make oneself as healthy as possible, getting one's weight to height ratio sorted and things like that...The Flying Tortoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212913610390768373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-19485214398363529762014-11-11T22:55:22.262-05:002014-11-11T22:55:22.262-05:00Here in Canada we have a national healthcare plan ...Here in Canada we have a national healthcare plan for every citizen. It's so corrupt it's beyond comprehension.<br />Sounds much like your system.<br />Patients are nothing more than the pathways to fame and fortune for doctors.<br />Healing does not pay but covering up the symptoms and keeping you coming back again and again pays very nicely. <br />You are wise to seek alternative medicine and avoid the sickness industry.<br />The only doctors worthy of the title are surgeons. <br />The rest of them are legalized drug pushers.<br />Sure we complain, but as with government, we have the system we deserve.<br />It only exists because we allow it.The Odd Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088337694057858859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-50044728285656602652014-11-11T17:27:07.223-05:002014-11-11T17:27:07.223-05:00Insurance has ruined the medical profession. It h...Insurance has ruined the medical profession. It has even driven a lot of doctors away. They studied medicine to help people, not to fill out paperwork. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-23815698319163730182014-11-11T15:22:38.717-05:002014-11-11T15:22:38.717-05:00DD, when my mother had a mis-carriage in 1951 the ...DD, when my mother had a mis-carriage in 1951 the doctor ask if my folks had insurance. If they had insurance the bill would have been $45.00 if not the bill was $15.00. The gouging of insurance companies has been going on for a long time, nor does it help that we are a litigious society.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-4801975376429611082014-11-11T11:57:49.249-05:002014-11-11T11:57:49.249-05:00If no one had insurance, the price of medicine and...If no one had insurance, the price of medicine and the cost of doctors would come down. Without any insurance companies, the cost of treatment would come down and finally settle at range that can be handled easily by most families.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-2968174613283055632014-11-11T08:58:57.337-05:002014-11-11T08:58:57.337-05:00You have a good plan, and I'm glad you do. Th...You have a good plan, and I'm glad you do. The problem might be in finding a plan that's both affordable and useful. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-50792392360297621942014-11-11T08:04:08.193-05:002014-11-11T08:04:08.193-05:00The bills are starting to come in from our recent ...The bills are starting to come in from our recent hospital adventures. Initial ER visit alone was $3800. With insurance, we pay $125. And, like it or not, the level of care is better for insured patients than uninsured. I hope you can find an affordable plan. Leanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936195427193403610noreply@blogger.com