tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6822063414113542581..comments2024-03-29T10:57:20.554-05:00Comments on Althouse: "People think just because you have insurance that you're going to have access to care — which is not the whole story."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54299974224552497982012-04-25T08:47:08.777-05:002012-04-25T08:47:08.777-05:00This is connected to something I asked before: do ...This is connected to something I asked before: do the bureaucrats who'll enforce Obamacare understand that when they tell someone "Yes, your mother would live longer, but at her age the treatment isn't cost-effective so she can't have it" it won't be Obama telling them "We're going to let your mother die", it'll be the clown behind the desk; and THEY'LL be the first ones the pissed-off relatives will want to deal with?<br /><br />And if the IRS thinks people hate them now, wait till they start acting as Obamacare enforcers...Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65625208886365853912012-04-24T23:35:58.077-05:002012-04-24T23:35:58.077-05:00The good news: we have an Affordable Care Act now ...The good news: we have an Affordable Care Act now in force.<br /><br />The bad news: "affordable" will be defined by a few unaccountable bureaucrats.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194867861358564423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16001676754668109932012-04-24T22:59:25.263-05:002012-04-24T22:59:25.263-05:00"Are you getting a social security check? Are..."Are you getting a social security check? Are you using medicare and or medicaid? Then you are sponging off workers because you failed to save enough for your own retirement and expect others to pay for it."<br /><br />WTF? I've paid plenty of SS taxes over the last 25 years and expect to get a SS check however small when I retire. Same with Medicare and Medicade. Yeah, that's right Ken, all of of who have paid for Medicare and Medicade all are lives are just "Spongers" and "spendthrifts".rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19783517173629805132012-04-24T22:21:40.169-05:002012-04-24T22:21:40.169-05:00Dentists had the good sense to avoid getting embro...Dentists had the good sense to avoid getting embroiled in the Medicare quicksand back in 1965. Dentists have no incentive to treat Medicaid patients when they lose money on every patient they treat.Nomadic100https://www.blogger.com/profile/04057364266701756715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-338050797177855562012-04-24T21:14:35.717-05:002012-04-24T21:14:35.717-05:00"So Obama, at the time, didn't understand..."<i>So Obama, at the time, didn't understand that he hadn't bought collision insurance on his car and, more distressingly, doesn't understand to this day the stupidity of buying collision insurance on an old beater. He has no clue what that what cost.<br /><br />Striking parallels with the nonviable economics of his health "insurance" scheme.</i>"<br /><br />Oh, dear.<br /><br />Am I entirely delusional to expect that the average under-educated Joe, who knows how to pay his rent and buy his groceries, understands liability and collision insurance and what "totaled" means?<br /><br />I do know people who buy collision insurance for older (paid for) cars. It makes more sense, I suppose, to pay yourself into a savings account so if have to replace your beater with another beater, you've got the cash on hand.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38651372659889187422012-04-24T20:49:23.392-05:002012-04-24T20:49:23.392-05:00For whatever reason this discussion, Pogo's hu...For whatever reason this discussion, Pogo's humorous Soviet commentary and Garage's responses remind of the birth scene in the Chinese movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110081/" rel="nofollow">To live</a> (1994).<br /><br />Barefoot doctors not so good.Phil 314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04133300763922742206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35437460330223292712012-04-24T20:06:15.070-05:002012-04-24T20:06:15.070-05:00My health-care coverage through work is Kaiser Per...My health-care coverage through work is Kaiser Permanente, an HMO. When the company dropped its 80-20 coverage due to cost I was not happy. I had to give up a number of doctors with whom I had developed satisfactory relationships. I pictured Soviet-style waiting lines, incompetent doctors and poor coverage. None of these things happened. I have come to see Kaiser as the model of the future. They keep costs down by centralizing treatment. Expensive equipment like CAT machines are in use almost constantly, unlike the private practice doctor who must amortize equipment he only uses infrequently. Call it Costco-style medicine. I think these are some of the benefits liberals see in government run health care. Unfortunately they ignore the most important aspect at work here. Kaiser must compete with other providers for my, and my company's, health care dollars. If they get too expensive, or if the quality of their service falters, we can always bolter. With Obamacare, we will get only the care that the government in its vast wisdom allows us to have.Tyrone Slothrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304508836038921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35529514802687423102012-04-24T19:56:50.784-05:002012-04-24T19:56:50.784-05:00Ken, for pity sake, you are the one who said I was...Ken, for pity sake, you are the one who said I was violent , when I said liberals are compassionate. A sense of humor is something you have been deprived of, I blame Bush. At least if you're going to stalk me be amusing, or go stalk some other liberal.<br /><br />What a dull, serious man you are. As Althouse has been known to say B.O.R.I.N.G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69209764330332649962012-04-24T19:48:51.033-05:002012-04-24T19:48:51.033-05:00Ken, well I am beginning to feel a bit chafed it c...<i>Ken, well I am beginning to feel a bit chafed it could be my panties or it could be you</i><br /><br />It's not me. I'm not interested in your panties, bunching them or otherwise.<br /><br /><i>I might get violent</i><br /><br />Not surprising.<br /><br /><i>but then I'll show you some compassion, being the good liberal nurse I am.</i><br /><br />Because it's totally fine to be violent as long as you feel compassionate afterwards, right?<br /><br /><i>Do you have a funny bone Ken, or has that been repressed in your conservative fervor?</i><br /><br />Violence isn't funny. But I'm not surprised violence is funny to a liberal. Especially violence fantasies done against non-liberals.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032407793695793246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41977196317545535622012-04-24T19:29:22.618-05:002012-04-24T19:29:22.618-05:00Under the old system poor people had treatment but...Under the old system poor people had treatment but not coverage and did not pay; under the new system they will have coverage but not treatment and they will have paid.wildswanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975129877750876072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55447832997653540982012-04-24T19:14:29.001-05:002012-04-24T19:14:29.001-05:00Sorry I'm late! Someone must speak for the den...Sorry I'm late! Someone must speak for the dentists!<br /><br />The 2700 page health care bill does not contain the word dentist or dentistry. There is no dental care under medicare and although it is available with Medicare Advantage, the health care plan deep sixes Medicare advantage. <br /><br />As is the main problem with many subsidized services, there is no reciprocal responsibility on the recipients to be responsible. So, not only will the dentist be reimbursed at a fee which is 1/2 his or her overhead, but the Medicaid kids have an enormous no-show rate making it impossible to see these patients at the same time as the regular patients. At least if you had only medicaid patients, you could triple book and not have down time when everyone in the office is still getting paid. A better solution would be to have various state governments or federal government have clinics where salaried people treat the kids. You remove the entire administrative cost on both ends for the treatment, and take any cheating out of the equation. Any time someone is forced to take inadequate payment, it is only natural for many to learn how to game the system. <br /><br />It is a tragedy that old people who do not have access to dental insurance through retirement benefits have no coverage, even for life threatening dental infections.Elliott Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926851577632076982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50546376831615075782012-04-24T18:51:46.101-05:002012-04-24T18:51:46.101-05:00@Ken in sc: indignant indigent. His parents should...@Ken in sc: indignant indigent. His parents should have thanked you.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85382748120049854022012-04-24T18:42:10.754-05:002012-04-24T18:42:10.754-05:00When I taught 6th grade, I had a black kid in my H...When I taught 6th grade, I had a black kid in my Home Room, who had terrible breath. I thought he might have a tooth or gum problem. I was right. I sent him to the school nurse and she made arrangements for him to get free oral care. His parents did not take him to the appointments. He hated me for pointing him out for this. He made a dance about how he hoped I was fired.<br /><br />BTW, he was in my home-room two years in a row.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21245529080837760362012-04-24T18:39:40.885-05:002012-04-24T18:39:40.885-05:00Allie said: Do you have a funny bone Ken,...
Alli...Allie said: <i>Do you have a funny bone Ken,...</i><br /><br />Allie, never ever talk about a man's manhood like that.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41373022221030204772012-04-24T18:36:25.169-05:002012-04-24T18:36:25.169-05:00Ken, well I am beginning to feel a bit chafed it c...Ken, well I am beginning to feel a bit chafed it could be my panties or it could be you, I might get violent, but then I'll show you some compassion, being the good liberal nurse I am.<br /><br />Do you have a funny bone Ken, or has that been repressed in your conservative fervor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64307286864997254292012-04-24T18:29:04.397-05:002012-04-24T18:29:04.397-05:00AllieOop,
Thanks for the concern about my blood p...AllieOop,<br /><br />Thanks for the concern about my blood pressure. I am able to control my anger. I don't let my emotions rule me the way liberals do. I understand the importance of emotions and use them rather than be dominated by them. I filter them through my head and think, rather than emote. That's why I was able to articulate the reasons for my anger, unlike you who just assumes what you believe is "compassion", when it's in fact violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88790277735860193102012-04-24T18:14:23.972-05:002012-04-24T18:14:23.972-05:00I'll remember that in case Walker gets 'em...I'll remember that in case Walker gets 'em in a wad. <br /><br />_______________<br />wv = awaskin rButtede<br /><br />That reminds me that I miss madawaskin. Anybody know where she went?chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43222422937649102482012-04-24T18:06:53.056-05:002012-04-24T18:06:53.056-05:00Chickie, the only thing that chafes me is when my ...Chickie, the only thing that chafes me is when my underwear is too tight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34142421815705570082012-04-24T18:04:38.375-05:002012-04-24T18:04:38.375-05:00Take heart, Ken. Walker is winning Wisconsin, and ...Take heart, Ken. Walker is winning Wisconsin, and that chafes Allie. Personally (and having grown up there), I wish Wisconsin Democrats were more Bill Proxmire and less Russ Feingold.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21190647956141386222012-04-24T18:03:22.244-05:002012-04-24T18:03:22.244-05:00Ken, Ken, Ken, deep breaths, in, out, in out. Such...Ken, Ken, Ken, deep breaths, in, out, in out. Such anger makes you release all sorts of stress hormones, not good for you. You probably just increased your blood pressure by at least 50 points with that last outburst, I hope you have good blood vessels. <br /><br />Shhh, calm down now, it will be alright, here have some hot tea and brandy. If you are going to be my pet stalker, you will have to remain calm. I don't want to have to worry about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4505058973686818452012-04-24T17:53:03.514-05:002012-04-24T17:53:03.514-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43299871232844093352012-04-24T17:52:36.652-05:002012-04-24T17:52:36.652-05:00AllieOop,
It is my business who draws a social se...AllieOop,<br /><br />It is my business who draws a social security check. If you're going to make me pay you, I get to know that I paid you.<br /><br /><i>The problem with you dear Ken is that your idea of what makes a liberal a liberal is very narrow, unimaginative. You can't wrap your mind around the fact that liberals work hard and save money, are responsible and yet can be compassionate.</i><br /><br />Liberals are very narrow minded and unimaginative. This is why they call for big government <b>all</b> the time. The economy is doing good? Raise taxes and spend more. The economy is doign poorly Raise taxes and spend more. And regulate every industry because liberals know the one true way that everything should be done and everything should be done according to their rules. <br /><br />Liberals lack the imagination to understand that the work and knowledge of 310,000,000 dwarfs the work and knowledge of the few million who work for government.<br /><br />And it's not compassionate to take from one group by force and give to your politically favored.<br /><br />Liberals lack the imagination to think through their idiotic policies. Liberals live in a fantasy world where private sector workers are greedy and selfish, but government officials are altruistic and selfless. The facts are that government officials are people too and are just as greedy and selfish as everyone else.<br /><br /><i>You come across as very angry and borderline abusive with all the name calling. Maybe you would actually make some liberals want to understand your point of view if you toned down the vitriol.</i><br /><br />I am angry. I am angry that liberals like you would take from me, by force, and give to others, then have the audacity to call it "compassion". <b>All</b> government actions begin with force; it's what's required to enforce the rendering unto Caesar. <br /><br />I am angry that the liberals claim to live in the real world and say how awful Bush was, then elect a man who kept every policy Bush had and expanded many (assassinating US citizens without due process, starting two MORE wars, doubling the debt in 3 years), and increased the debt faster than anyone in history, except FDR. <br /><br />I am angry that liberals expect others to pay for the things that they want, rather than pay for it themselves and call it "hope". I'm angry with fools like you who understand human nature (or claim to), then insist that these same flawed humans should spend more, regulate more, and control more of everyone's life, then act all upset when someone points out the simple fact that you were stupid to begin with for trusting these people. <br /><br />And if you don't like my language, tough. I'm sure that as a good liberal woman you insisted your whole life that men treat women as they do men. Well this is it. It's tough world. If you're not man enough to live in it, don't go around telling others that you should be treated as a man is treated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54036894645159081052012-04-24T17:31:21.744-05:002012-04-24T17:31:21.744-05:00NO, Ken, I don't. Not that it's your busin...NO, Ken, I don't. Not that it's your business. <br /><br />As I said, my husband and I worked hard, I continue to live in a county with the highest income and home prices in the state of Wisconsin. <br /><br />The problem with you dear Ken is that your idea of what makes a liberal a liberal is very narrow, unimaginative. You can't wrap your mind around the fact that liberals work hard and save money, are responsible and yet can be compassionate.<br /><br />You come across as very angry and borderline abusive with all the name calling. Maybe you would actually make some liberals want to understand your point of view if you toned down the vitriol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81600185453675842252012-04-24T17:31:01.263-05:002012-04-24T17:31:01.263-05:00garage mahal said...
Make all medical school for ...garage mahal said... <br />Make all medical school for бесплатно free!<br /><br />Maybe open the medical profession to professionals willing to do services cheaper than the next guy. The magic hand of free markets, if you will. Open the floodgates of doctors from beyond our borders that are willing to perform services cheaper than their American counterparts. You wouldn't have a problem with that, would you PogoПОССУМ ? <br /><br />4/24/12 11:25 AM <br /><br />Good idea there garage, how about we apply the same idea to government employees, university professors and administrators and any unionized outfit?cubanbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746305669005611456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29762052473955642842012-04-24T17:29:25.391-05:002012-04-24T17:29:25.391-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com