Friday, February 26, 2010
Healthcare Summit 2010 Part 1
My plan is to have a wider discussion with more video postings from the Healthcare Summit, but I wanted to kick off with this video clip from Fox News' Shepard Smith. I am not a huge fan of Fox News, but I have like Shepard for sometime, and feel of the personalities on Fox he tends to be the most fair. (I know that isn't saying much when it comes to Fox, but the it is what it is.)
Labels: Health care reform
Friday, August 14, 2009
Government Health Care and Terri Shiavo
Okay. I have heard this said places, but just wanted to pointed it out.
Apparently the government involvement in an individuals health care is bad, unless the person is brain dead and the local/state government isn't doing what I want them to do.
Labels: Health care reform
Health Care -The Kent Conrad Files
I heard this afternoon that Senator Conrad has announced that like his Republican counterparts, if there is a government backed option in the Health care reform bill, he will not vote for it.
Mr. Conrad, I am not one of your constituents, so you can ignore me. I have a problem with this, and I will work from out of state to see that you are replaced next year when you are up for re-election if you stand behind this statement when the bill comes up for a vote, and has a public option.
You have my word on that.
Labels: Health care reform
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Health Care Reform
I plan on writing on the health care reform quite a bit because I feel that this is a very important issue. As such I am going to give a little background on why this is important to me.
Both my wife and I have a 'pre-existing conditions.' I have Crohn's Disease, my wife has a mental health problem.
The problem is this. I have been unemployed several times over the last few years. None of these umemployments have been a result of anything on my preformance. My wife has, until the last couple of years, worked as a nurse. She is in graduate school and hasn't been working.
During the last year, we had to pay $641.00 per month for medical insurance, this we had to do with no income other than unemployment. We also had to pay rent, car payments, buy food, buy medications. pay for utilities, and all the other day to day expenses that everyone has. To accomplish this we had to borrow money from family and friends, as well as use ALL of our retirement savings.
I am not asking for a hand out. I am willing to pay for my insurance. But I strongly feel that changes need to be made. That being said I feel that I have given you the situation and basis for my perspective. Starting in the next couple of days I will start to discuss the issues as I see them. Hopefully Someone out there will feel the need to discuss the issues.
Labels: Health care reform
