tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post739836669863821122..comments2023-09-09T10:29:29.789-05:00Comments on The Green Room: Did He Really Say That? Um, Not Exactly.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-18727441822459699052009-08-31T17:49:01.611-05:002009-08-31T17:49:01.611-05:00HPaul,
Obama's point, clearly, is that pain m...HPaul,<br /><br />Obama's point, clearly, is that pain management is a legitimate option <i>if science and best practices agree that an operation won't help.</i><br /><br />His point was a general one, and not made in connection with a particular case like Kennedy's.<br /><br />I believe that you and most of us are already headed toward govt. bureaucracy being involved in your end of life decisions via MediCare, unless you will be able to afford supplemental private insurance.<br /><br />Did you read the Washington Post article in the previous Green Room post? It clearly identifies the countries with public health care options that work, and more importantly, those with universal coverage. Here's the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778.html<br /><br />Japan is an example of a country with universal insurance coverage ("private sector coverage paid for by government-run insurance") that seems to work well for patients in terms of quality of care and cost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-2420783765578670812009-08-31T13:00:34.228-05:002009-08-31T13:00:34.228-05:00So, BHO did note that merely taking a pain pill wa...So, BHO did note that merely taking a pain pill was a legitimate option. It is, but that is not the option that Senator Kennedy chose.<br />I want the same options that Kennedy had, I don't want government bureaucracy in any part of my end of life or any other life decisions. I don't want to have my health care held back based on the decision of one of BHO's czars that are accountable to no one but BHO. <br />The main problems with US health care are lawyer/lawsuit and insurance bureaucracy problems. Now, do we solve such problems by installing more lawyers and a larger bureaucracy? <br />Can anyone name a 'single payer', 'public option' or government health care that works for patients both in terms of health and finances? <br />The answers begin with tort reform and with Health Savings accounts controlled by the patients themselves. <br />Can we all agree that when it comes to health care reform we stick to the principle of the Hippocratic Oath, "Above all, do no harm?"Hpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873819998443976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-27965020259642954172009-08-30T21:38:18.309-05:002009-08-30T21:38:18.309-05:00I read a quote today that I thought was interestin...I read a quote today that I thought was interesting - "if the opposite pro is con then the opposite of progress is congress!" Just something to think about!Beadphoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303989003507432057noreply@blogger.com