tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post2051871491617666710..comments2023-10-18T01:26:10.564-07:00Comments on GAFCON: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor...'The Rev. Dr. Christian Trollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036555999630488760noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post-56633794639329782852009-09-06T21:14:31.462-07:002009-09-06T21:14:31.462-07:00Your help in exposing the short-sightedness of hea...Your help in exposing the short-sightedness of health care for all is appreciated, Father Christian, but there is one more important concern that I wish to raise.<br /><br />I can see the eventual downgrading of dramas such as "E.R.", "House" and "Greys Anatomy" once socialist medicine gets it's grubby hands on the US health system. <br /><br />We have the finest TV medical dramas already. Why meddle with them?Boazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563744562946352556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post-71058751970128291452009-09-06T16:04:54.529-07:002009-09-06T16:04:54.529-07:00Fred, you were obviously into the Glenlivet before...Fred, you were obviously into the Glenlivet before you began writing!Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post-72205235518011173012009-09-06T06:46:43.553-07:002009-09-06T06:46:43.553-07:00Father, forgive my spelling for I know not what sp...Father, forgive my spelling for I know not what spell checker you use.Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree”https://www.blogger.com/profile/00501821790434895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post-34403858786618059552009-09-06T06:46:05.521-07:002009-09-06T06:46:05.521-07:00Fahterr Christian,
I especially enjoy several issu...Fahterr Christian,<br />I especially enjoy several issues with the current state of affairs.<br />First, there is the periodic depression, despair and cryingthat goes on because Wilma has MS, a pre-exisitng condition that prohibits here from getting long term insurance and in fact prohibits her from switching insurances at all!<br />Then there is the annual battle over all her drugs (all two). Each year the insurance company denies our annual claim for a medication that is prescribed for her by her neurologist for fatigue. Each year for five years now she has been denied, we appeal, and then we are granted an exception. I especially enjoy the phone call where I ask for all the statisitcs on persons taking this medication, how many are denied on the first application and how many of those front line staffers get bonuses based on the rate of denial they have. It is both interesting and exciting to yell over the phone at mindless/faceless persons who, have no medical degree nor any specific medical knowledge and yet are compensated based on how many denials of doctor prescribed medication they perform.<br />The fact that this is now, somehow related to our Christianity (or lack thereof) leaves me cold and stunned. The fact that people who supposedly represent our Lord here on earth, or at least turn their collar around and pretend, gives me pasue for great joy. See I remember how Jesus shunned lepers, blind people, and lame persons. I remember how Jesus had Peter checking the blind guy at the door to make sure he had enough denarii to make it worth Jesus' time to stopp and spit in the mud and put the mud on the blind guys eyes. I remember how Jesus slapped the snot out of the woman who touched his cloak without firts paying a deductible. I remember how the person fell out of the tree trying to get Jesus to heal his friend and Jesus shined him on because the person obviously had a pre-existing condition.<br />Yep, I am so happy about this turn of events I think I will break out my bottle of Glenlivet. (NO, unless you have a deductible you are prepared to pay I will not share!)Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree”https://www.blogger.com/profile/00501821790434895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224671339660011652.post-16909486785656792782009-09-05T18:09:36.472-07:002009-09-05T18:09:36.472-07:00As I blogged on my little site, your brilliant and...As I blogged on my little site, your brilliant and precise writing has led me to change my view of the healthcare discussion. <br /><br />FWIW<br />jimB <br /><a href="http://essaysbyjim.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-are-on-wrong-side-when.html" rel="nofollow">Jim's Thoughts</a>JimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.com