> Jo Anne <[email protected]> wrote:
<snippage throughout>
>> Doug wrote:
> >> Personally, I think that a system that places an emphasis on
> >> boner drugs, reformulation of proven drugs and anti-depressants that
> >> don't work is in need of an overhaul in and of itself.
> And Dee answered:
> > Being the healthcare provider I can share this without
> cringing....- 40% of men over age 40 will have some
> > dealing with impotence. From a basic human intimacy element- those
> > commercials wouldn't be still playing without an audience.
True - I just wish they'd cut back to once per hour.
> First off, I love the 'boner drugs' moniker, Doug
Sounds appropriate to me-
> ...I do wonder
> about how many we actually need to do R&D on... I would
> like to see the drug companies doing some research on another antibiotic
> to deal with MRSA, frex.
But the big bucks ain't there, doncha know?
> > I think the assumption that consumers will purchase
> >policies full of loopholes is a fair one.
> I agree. And I used to be in health care, too.
Ditto. I just terminated my "insurance" for my cats -- I have paid in for
three years -- and when Lili got a bladder infection they 1) charged me *$80*
out-of-pocket, and 2) told me she had a chronic condition requiring special
food (~ $1/can, < 2 meals per)...oh, and cats didn't get bladder infections
like people. I replied that her symptoms began abruptly the evening before,
that all my previous cats had had a UTI at some point, that I had been a health
care professional, etc,...well, I'm obviously still steamed. I got her atbx on
my own -- symptoms cleared in 2 days.
>...I heard on NPR recently that most people are happy
> with their health care coverage until they have to use it -- then they
> discover what they do and don't have and may not be happy
> with their coverage.
Or lack thereof.
> And again, after living and practicing in Canada for 10
> years, I'd take that
> system *any day* over the hodge podge we have now.
We need _some_ kind of base-line coverage; folks who can afford Cadillac care
should still be able to pay for it OOP/extra.
Debbi
"We're Number 37!" Maru
and yes, I too am still alive in the real world... :)
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