I, for one, am so excited about our republicans killing healthcare reform. I mean I was so happy to go to a doctor clinic today and feel the freedom of healthcare. I mean I only had to fill out like 10 pieces of paper and show my insurance card but boy they did give me alot of time in the waiting room to fill it out. Not only did I have an awesome time waiting for over an hour to get a physical, but I got to see many sick people who were waiting for more than a couple hours.
I also had to talk to four different office assistants about my insurance and what they would cover. Also while up there I saw the assistants dealing with different paperwork from different insurance companies and all on the phone talking with insurance companies.
Thank god we are trying to stop healthcare from becoming something better. Awesome.
my waiting time??? about 15 mins. why is that????
Same here; Poor JFK thinks that somehow she can be relieved of having to deal with the real world: The lines at the BMV, taking a number, getting in the Queue, and waiting is what a bureaucracy run system is all about. I visited a couple of local clinics until I found the one I like, and there were real differences.
But JFK raises a question for our concern, one that I share: Our world is getting more complicated and overwhelming by the day it seems; are we raising our children to cope with so much complexity? How do we get them to understand the ordinary and seperate them from the real complexities of daily life without willingly copping out and asking the government to remove the burden, which is part and parcel of freedom?
When I visited a government office to sign up for Medicare, I was hit in the head by how complicated it could be made. I was expecting real help, but instead I was handed a Medicare booklet, told to read pages 90 through 120, full of options and charts - only a small part applied to me - and told to search the internet. (oh yeah, and she said "You can blame the damned Republicans for this")
When I went on the internet, there were far more choices than I could respond to, and follow through down their path to a choice. It was impossible to seperate the wheat from the chaff without a huge dedication of time.
I called my professional commercial insurance agent, answered her questions about my situation and needs, and within a few days sat down with her and made an excellent choice of a Part D policy and a Supplemental policy. A liberal friend of mine, signng up for Medicare, complained of the same experience, feeling less than adequateldy helped at the SS-office.
People who think that Medicare is "free" should get better informed. My own medicare premiums are in three parts: Medicare itself has a premium which comes out of the SS check; then there's the Supplemental Insurance policy to pay for what Medicare doesn't cover; then there's the Part D Drug policy which must be purchased. For me those add up to $350 per month. That's not "free" by a long shot.
I can purchase a private plan even at advanced age, which is less costly (to me - Medicare has to pay part of that premium; from my "account".) These costs are going to be even higher under any Obamacare plan or services will have to be cut, and therefore lines will have to be longer; increasing time spent waiting with other disgruntled sick people who lack coping skills.
Hope you're ready for that JFK.
