tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post1316850359222393936..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Part II - Compare and Contrast: A Chance to Size Up Two Health Care SystemsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36437008074201751272010-03-26T16:47:30.078-05:002010-03-26T16:47:30.078-05:00I appreciate the theme of your blog and was initia...I appreciate the theme of your blog and was initially hoping for a good discussion on the topic, (but with all due respect, it seems as if it may have been an excuse for posting only your political bent.)(Yes, it’s your blog.) <br /><br />I’m still nagged by what you’ve left out. <br /><br />What about the UNDERinsured? They are frequently employed in low-paying jobs with high deductible and highheidiup1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-13517418418854029922010-03-26T14:13:14.760-05:002010-03-26T14:13:14.760-05:00Heidiup1-
I consulted our Social Work department ...Heidiup1-<br /><br />I consulted our Social Work department before publishing "Mr. Schnerd's" scenario. While we could have chosen many different scenarios and people with various income levels and circumstances, for brevity sake, we chose opposite ends of the spectrum. While I understand your political bent, the point here was to compare our two systems. To my knowledge, I am DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30823287918566059942010-03-26T12:58:08.891-05:002010-03-26T12:58:08.891-05:00Mmmmmm, I wonder if we are living in the same USA....Mmmmmm, I wonder if we are living in the same USA. Dr Wes, where did you get your information on the Mortimer Snerd scenario? Your information seems a bit pollyannaish. I have certainly heard many different people's stories about this over my 30 years as a hospital RN (general Med-Surg, Transplant, SICU--and many of them differ markedly from yours. <br /><br />I hope that Wes and Sarah will heidiup1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-22985616872062511902010-03-25T13:14:22.806-05:002010-03-25T13:14:22.806-05:00There just isn't that many people that have a ...There just isn't that many people that have a sustained lack of medical insurance to reform the whole system. The numbers thrown out by our over-ambitious president are just false. There are not that many dead bodies in the streets. In fact, I haven't seen one. We already have a socialized healthcare system in place that is adding to our bankrupt state. Medicaid and Medicare both Adam Thompson, EMT-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107359165856983910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89859532156017722532010-03-18T16:26:16.209-05:002010-03-18T16:26:16.209-05:00Mea culpa. I did some googling and somewhere havi...Mea culpa. I did some googling and somewhere having to do with David Brooks, I learned that CBO does not think health care costs will be reduced by providing regular health care for the chronically ill. So I'll just have to rely on my old knee jerk liberalism - current system bad. Health reform now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-91884297611150060362010-03-18T13:11:28.713-05:002010-03-18T13:11:28.713-05:00Well, I guess all is settled. You suffer a heart ...Well, I guess all is settled. You suffer a heart attack with no insurance you'll get wonderful care - as good as the guy with platium insurance. I don't wish to complicate things but suppose the K-Mart guy has been a diabetic for ten years. He hasn't seen a doctor for the last five years and is often without insulin. You get the picture. Would he perhaps have avoided the heart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83812827181987337772010-03-17T23:37:30.649-05:002010-03-17T23:37:30.649-05:00My dad had something along same lines and he got f...My dad had something along same lines and he got first class treatment in England 5 years ago. No stress, no out of pocket,no issues and doing very well now. He might have gotten same treatment in U.S but I don't that to commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-16817540869119661692010-03-17T22:11:52.458-05:002010-03-17T22:11:52.458-05:00Keith-
Sarah is looking into costs, but due to he...Keith-<br /><br />Sarah is looking into costs, but due to her need to return to the UK, time difference, etc., was not able to provide on the first pass. I suspect she'll look into that issue, but like most things, it would not suprise me to find these are closely held corporate secrets.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31279923122830396932010-03-17T21:06:43.318-05:002010-03-17T21:06:43.318-05:00Wes,
I don;t see any differnce in the two senario...Wes,<br /><br />I don;t see any differnce in the two senarios except it probably costs a whole lot more in the US than in Great Britain, which is why we are prcing middle income people out of the market. Sarah has not offered any cost estimates on her end, and all we know is that the patient there does not seemingly have to worry about any bill, which seems much better than what I imagine Keithnoreply@blogger.com