Sep. 8th, 2008

Health Care

Sep. 8th, 2008 02:18 pm
wolfrose: (thubbbtttt)
So the same old lame scare tactic used to argue against universal health care is that there will be a bureaucrat in between you and your health care. So let's look at the definition of bureaucrat.

bureaucrat
Main Entry: bu·reau·crat
Pronunciation: \ˈbyu̇r-ə-ˌkrat, ˈbyər-\
Function: noun
Date: 1839

: a member of a bureaucracy


bureaucracy
Main Entry: bu·reau·cra·cy
Pronunciation: \byu̇-ˈrä-krə-sē, byə-, byər-ˈä-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural bu·reau·cra·cies
Etymology: French bureaucratie, from bureau + -cratie -cracy
Date: 1818

1 a: a body of nonelective government officials b: an administrative policy-making group
2: government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
3: a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation

Oh my! Sounds a lot like an insurance company to me.

Not so long ago my aunt had a blood test done that showed positive markers for pancreatic cancer. One of the things needed for further testing was an MRI study with and without contrast and the most important one being the one with. The insurance paper pushers decided that they would allow her to have the one without contrast but not the one she needed the most. They have also recently denied her another test that her doctor told her was needed. I will not even go into the medications the doctor prescribed that the insurance company will not approve.

So you see, that old scare tactic isn't a what if, it's an already is. Universal health care would be better because your doctor would have more say about what you need for your health care. Paper pushers who work for the insurance companies are there to make sure the insurance company makes money. They do not really care whether or not you are sick and need an expensive proceedure. Or rather they do care, because they stand to lose money if you actually need the health care you gave them money to insure you would get when you needed it... and they will drop you like hot potato if it looks like you're going to start costing them money.

Just sayin.
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The randomness of today:

  • 03:11 @jazdewills you can still go into a dream state when you take Ambien??? It knocks me out cold...
  • 09:16 bleh. kids have late start today. woke me up like a couple of teenage heathens pillaging the house. *grumble*
  • 10:58 @jazdewills whoa... and I thought my insomnia was bad.
  • 11:00 @TarotByArwen it's people like that that make women look stupid... and McCain is hedging his bet on that... sad and disappointing.
  • 11:03 @TarotByArwen she is a nightmare for womens rights too... oh hell, she's just a nightmare in lipstick. :)
  • 13:14 @jazdewills LOL!! Just say no to the Vagina Vote because if you for with your vagina you'll lose some right to dictate how it's used.
  • 15:26 @Teal_Cuttlefish taking pix? I'll be getting myself some henna soon too. You using a ready mix or did you mix body grade henna yourself?
  • 15:51 @Teal_Cuttlefish that's where I'm getting mine from. :) I'm going to do a paprika mix with lemon juice, tea tree and maybe some lavender.
  • 16:17 you might be a pagan if you're trading henna hair color recipes on twitter... lol
  • 19:34 I figured it out. The CHANGE must be that Palin actually shoots her target instead of her hunting buddy....
...because you really needed to know. :p

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