As I was watching TV, while I was eating dinner with my mom, I stumbled upon something that absolutely appalled me. Generally I let politicians do whatever they want and leave me out of it, but this time it is personal.
Many questions have recently been asked of our country's leader that he has been dancing around, trying to avoid the honest answer so that his precious reform gets passed. The basics of these questions are: What if I have existing conditions and take many medications? What will happen to me? Will I be taken care of? The general answer: You won't have to worry about your pre-existing conditions. We won't have to worry. They won't hear of any pre-existing conditions. Since they aren't worried about it, we shouldn't.
The honest answer, as I see it, is that these people will be treated by everyone very similarly as to how their insurance companies treat them. I have many existing conditions and know what will happen. As someone who has to deal with the insurance companies to get my apparently "experimental" blood work covered, I know that these people will be considered the bottom of the Healthcare food chain. We will be stepped on and forced to take medicines that don't really do anything because the reform can't handle the prices of our normal medicines. Routine procedures will be taken care of. Insurance companies will have to take care of them. Good for those with routine procedures. My blood work, which costs about a thousand dollars (which may be an exaggeration) is not "routine." What happens to me? I will be told that I don't need the blood work and that I will no longer get it done.
The fact is that I do need this blood work to determine if my medicine is still doing its job. Recently I have been having a multitude of nosebleeds. It was my blood work that told us that my platelets were fine and were not the cause. This has caused a lot of progress. Obviously, I need this blood work.
Yes, I will admit, Healthcare needs some fixing. SOMETHING needs to be done. Some of his ideas are good. For the healthy, this is the best idea. For those of us who are un-healthy, it is the worst possible conclusion. Why not find something that works for everyone?
Many questions have recently been asked of our country's leader that he has been dancing around, trying to avoid the honest answer so that his precious reform gets passed. The basics of these questions are: What if I have existing conditions and take many medications? What will happen to me? Will I be taken care of? The general answer: You won't have to worry about your pre-existing conditions. We won't have to worry. They won't hear of any pre-existing conditions. Since they aren't worried about it, we shouldn't.
The honest answer, as I see it, is that these people will be treated by everyone very similarly as to how their insurance companies treat them. I have many existing conditions and know what will happen. As someone who has to deal with the insurance companies to get my apparently "experimental" blood work covered, I know that these people will be considered the bottom of the Healthcare food chain. We will be stepped on and forced to take medicines that don't really do anything because the reform can't handle the prices of our normal medicines. Routine procedures will be taken care of. Insurance companies will have to take care of them. Good for those with routine procedures. My blood work, which costs about a thousand dollars (which may be an exaggeration) is not "routine." What happens to me? I will be told that I don't need the blood work and that I will no longer get it done.
The fact is that I do need this blood work to determine if my medicine is still doing its job. Recently I have been having a multitude of nosebleeds. It was my blood work that told us that my platelets were fine and were not the cause. This has caused a lot of progress. Obviously, I need this blood work.
Yes, I will admit, Healthcare needs some fixing. SOMETHING needs to be done. Some of his ideas are good. For the healthy, this is the best idea. For those of us who are un-healthy, it is the worst possible conclusion. Why not find something that works for everyone?
