Comments on: On Health Reform, Will All Roads Meet in the Middle? — Opinion from Drew Altman http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/06/04/on-health-reform-will-all-roads-meet-in-the-middle-opinion-from-drew-altman/ Your source for Seattle health news and information Wed, 16 May 2012 23:56:45 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: beastdog01569 http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/06/04/on-health-reform-will-all-roads-meet-in-the-middle-opinion-from-drew-altman/comment-page-1/#comment-89 beastdog01569 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:11:01 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=5552#comment-89 As far as concerns the Corporate Insurance Co's ANYTHING in the "middle of the road" is a Yellow Line or a dead Armadillo As far as concerns the Corporate Insurance Co's ANYTHING in the "middle of the
road" is a Yellow Line or a dead Armadillo

]]> By: beastdog01569 http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/06/04/on-health-reform-will-all-roads-meet-in-the-middle-opinion-from-drew-altman/comment-page-1/#comment-88 beastdog01569 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:56:13 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=5552#comment-88 Right on. Single Payer health care is not the traditional "socialism". Doctors, hospitals and clinics remain private. All we do is get rid of the parasitic class of corporate middlemen and replace them with one insurance co like the rest of the civilized world has. That way, Docs, nurses,and others spend the lions share of their time with the patients and not coping with a blizzard of paperwork. But unfortunately a sizeable number of Americans are meaner than a nest of rattlesnakes and want the system they have because they would just hate to see someone they dont like (ie,a minority or lower class person) getting the same health care they have. Right on. Single Payer health care is not the traditional "socialism". Doctors, hospitals and clinics remain private. All we do is get rid of the parasitic class of corporate middlemen and replace them with one insurance co like the rest of the civilized world has. That way, Docs, nurses,and others spend the lions share of their time with the patients and not coping with a blizzard of paperwork.

But unfortunately a sizeable number of Americans are meaner than a nest of rattlesnakes and want the system they have because they would just hate to see
someone they dont like (ie,a minority or lower class person) getting the same health care they have.

]]> By: Just_Bob http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/06/04/on-health-reform-will-all-roads-meet-in-the-middle-opinion-from-drew-altman/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Just_Bob Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:43:40 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=5552#comment-87 The one lie I wish would be put to rest is that single payer would take decision making away from you and your doctor - the insurance companies ended that long ago. Ultimately somewhere an insurance troll will make the decision. Unfortunately, they can do this after the work is done and the expenses incurred. Anyone that trusts an insurance company over anybody, hasn't dealt with an insurance company lately. Get serious. Talk to you kids, parents or neighbors - you will hear stories that curl your hair. Having lived and worked in several countries with universal health coverage, I have never had a person express concerns about being wiped out financially because of illness or injury. Everybody complains about the cost, but only here can we die from lack of coverage. I probably owe my life to universal health care while working in South Africa, a second world country at best. Far better, more personal, care than I have ever had here. No fancy architecture, no famous artwork - just good, friendly patient-focused healthcare. The one lie I wish would be put to rest is that single payer would take decision making away from you and your doctor – the insurance companies ended that long ago. Ultimately somewhere an insurance troll will make the decision. Unfortunately, they can do this after the work is done and the expenses incurred.

Anyone that trusts an insurance company over anybody, hasn't dealt with an insurance company lately. Get serious. Talk to you kids, parents or neighbors – you will hear stories that curl your hair.

Having lived and worked in several countries with universal health coverage, I have never had a person express concerns about being wiped out financially because of illness or injury. Everybody complains about the cost, but only here can we die from lack of coverage.

I probably owe my life to universal health care while working in South Africa, a second world country at best. Far better, more personal, care than I have ever had here. No fancy architecture, no famous artwork – just good, friendly patient-focused healthcare.

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