Yes, I am one of the fortunate ones, but then I am willing and able to work
for my coverage.

I have a problem with the system that allows a welfare client in a homeless
hotel to call an ambulance to take him to the hospital because they have a
stuffy nose. They know how to work the system since ambulance patients are
taken immediately and don't have to sit in waiting areas for long periods.
Who pays for this abuse? We all do. Who has the responsibility for
oversight? Dammed if I know.

Let the government fix the abuses of the existing system first, including
tort reform.

btw- my wife works in the hospital ER. This is not hearsay, it is common
occurrence!

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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:03:02 -0500, "Oppie" wrote:

A Republican takes Ted Kenedy's seat in Massachusetts and sets the whole
health care debate on it's ear. I was expecting loads of posts here grin

Oppie (singing a verse of 'Oh Happy Day...')

I suspect you are NOT one of the 40 some million us citizens who cannot
afford medical coverage. Maybe if the
health care "providers" were providing like they are supposed to there
would be no debate in the first place.
The usa has done a great job of becoming the laughing stock of the world.
We can easily justify fighting two
wars and threaten other nations with reprisals if they don't do what we
think they should do, yet we somehow
just can't seem to help our less fortunate fellow citizens who cannot
afford medical care. Yep, our current
"system" works real great, let's keep the status quo! Letting our great
health care insurance providers
continue to drop coverage when they choose, usually when a family needs it
the most, or when they approach
retirement age. What a fantastic reward for someone who has spent their
working life contributing to this
great country. When you lose your job, or your good health goes in the
ditch, and it will, see how fast some
young clerck for your insurance company tries to xross you off the list
for no longer being qualified to
receive their services. That is unless you agree to fork over 1000+$$ per
month to continue your coverage, I
suspect you will be squealing like a stuck pig when it is your turn to be
kicked to the curb, what a country.
Make sure you invest heavily in the stock of your provider it is likely
their earnings per share will continue
to skyrocket.....I know, let's have a debate!