Comments for Healthcare Letter http://www.healthcareletter.com Call to Action Weblog Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:16:40 -0600 hourly 1 Comment on The Ohio Lesson: Creating a Compelling Case for Change – Or Not by Kim Barley http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/11/17/the-ohio-lesson-creating-a-compelling-case-for-change-%e2%80%93-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 Kim Barley Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:16:40 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1524#comment-1711 I don't know if Americans can see what is being thrust upon them. If the unions in Ohio believe they can compete in the world they are in for a rude economic awakening. Ohioans are selfish! I don’t know if Americans can see what is being thrust upon them. If the unions in Ohio believe they can compete in the world they are in for a rude economic awakening. Ohioans are selfish!

]]> Comment on Our $10,000 Teddy Bear by Bruce McKelvy http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/08/01/our-10000-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Bruce McKelvy Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:31:28 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1518#comment-1566 Thank you for sharing; great information. However, can you imagine a family who can't afford health insurance getting this bill? Thank heaven Obama passed the Health Care program. Yes, Obama's program needs many improvements and we need to team and move forward with improvements. The disturbing part is knowing there are people out there who want to repeal Obama's program rather than work to improve it. BGM Thank you for sharing; great information. However, can you imagine a family who can’t afford health insurance getting this bill? Thank heaven Obama passed the Health Care program.

Yes, Obama’s program needs many improvements and we need to team and move forward with improvements. The disturbing part is knowing there are people out there who want to repeal Obama’s program rather than work to improve it.

BGM

]]> Comment on More of the Same? by Jill Aufricht http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/03/01/more-of-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Jill Aufricht Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:53:30 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1480#comment-801 Excellent post, Ms. Ryan. I appreciate your positive tone in the midst of all the name-calling and 'dooms-day' predictions. I too am encouraged that the difficult, traditionally 'out-of-bounds' questions are being asked. I am optimistic that the courage and strength that defines us as Americans will persevere during these challenging times and that we, as a nation, will emerge stronger and better prepared for the future - even if it requires difficult sacrifices from all. Thanks to Wisconsin for taking the lead in this challenging debate. Excellent post, Ms. Ryan. I appreciate your positive tone in the midst of all the name-calling and ‘dooms-day’ predictions. I too am encouraged that the difficult, traditionally ‘out-of-bounds’ questions are being asked. I am optimistic that the courage and strength that defines us as Americans will persevere during these challenging times and that we, as a nation, will emerge stronger and better prepared for the future – even if it requires difficult sacrifices from all. Thanks to Wisconsin for taking the lead in this challenging debate.

]]> Comment on More of the Same? by Bruce McKelvy http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/03/01/more-of-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Bruce McKelvy Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:37:41 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1480#comment-800 A hopeful note; the US is in great need of this mindset. A hopeful note; the US is in great need of this mindset.

]]> Comment on More of the Same? by Hagen http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/03/01/more-of-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Hagen Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:04:59 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1480#comment-807 Thanks Oakleigh for asking us to stop and truly evaluate the situation. Too often we hear only the emotion and respond to that emotion. Two major factors are lingering and and until we have some answers or action on these two issues the Wisconsin stalemate will continue: One, why is collective bargaining for state employees so important and valuable not just to those employees who directly benefit from this representation, but more importantly to those who these employees serve, that is our children and the citizens of the state of Wisconsin? Two, the highjacking of our democracy, the disenfranchisement of many citizens in Wisconsin by the 14 senators who left our state and refuse to perform their constitutional duty, will the recall voting be the answer, who knows, but somehow the implications of this one incident I'm afraid are potentially devastating to the future of democracy. Thanks Oakleigh for asking us to stop and truly evaluate the situation. Too often we hear only the emotion and respond to that emotion. Two major factors are lingering and and until we have some answers or action on these two issues the Wisconsin stalemate will continue: One, why is collective bargaining for state employees so important and valuable not just to those employees who directly benefit from this representation, but more importantly to those who these employees serve, that is our children and the citizens of the state of Wisconsin? Two, the highjacking of our democracy, the disenfranchisement of many citizens in Wisconsin by the 14 senators who left our state and refuse to perform their constitutional duty, will the recall voting be the answer, who knows, but somehow the implications of this one incident I’m afraid are potentially devastating to the future of democracy.

]]> Comment on More of the Same? by Douglas http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/03/01/more-of-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Douglas Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:15:10 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1480#comment-802 Kim Barley is right. My worry is that not all media will publish or speak to the contrast between private owners sitting across the table from union negotiators and the public/politician sitting across the table from unions that helped put them into office. One group is there negotiating with their own money. The other group has no money risk since it is we the taxpayer who has to pay and payment is often a long ways down the road so the one who spent the taxpayer money is long gone. Kim Barley is right. My worry is that not all media will publish or speak to the contrast between private owners sitting across the table from union negotiators and the public/politician sitting across the table from unions that helped put them into office. One group is there negotiating with their own money. The other group has no money risk since it is we the taxpayer who has to pay and payment is often a long ways down the road so the one who spent the taxpayer money is long gone.

]]> Comment on More of the Same? by Kim barley http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/03/01/more-of-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Kim barley Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:06:53 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1480#comment-797 We need to understand public unions are different than private. In private the union is against thecowner who is the risk taker. In public unions, they vote in their labor friend who gives the unions what they want so they have power and union bosses are payed by taxpayers. There is no owner fighting. The tax payer doe not have an honest broker, so now the bill comes due. We need to understand public unions are different than private. In private the union is against thecowner who is the risk taker. In public unions, they vote in their labor friend who gives the unions what they want so they have power and union bosses are payed by taxpayers. There is no owner fighting. The tax payer doe not have an honest broker, so now the bill comes due.

]]> Comment on Spay Me? Lessons from our Furry Friends by admin http://www.healthcareletter.com/2010/10/13/spay-me-lessons-from-our-furry-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-660 admin Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:35:08 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1466#comment-660 Jason, You raise a question that has seen much debate - in fact rather heated - in the last few years. Should healthcare organizations be for profit? There was a spirited dialogue around this on healthcare blog led by John Goodman in June of last year. <a href="http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2010/06/oped-health-care-for-profit.html" rel="nofollow">Op-Ed: Healthcare For Profit.</a> I link here. I spent some time adding my comments to the dialogue. They are towards the bottom of the blog. Oakleigh Jason,

You raise a question that has seen much debate – in fact rather heated – in the last few years. Should healthcare organizations be for profit? There was a spirited dialogue around this on healthcare blog led by John Goodman in June of last year. Op-Ed: Healthcare For Profit. I link here. I spent some time adding my comments to the dialogue. They are towards the bottom of the blog. Oakleigh

]]> Comment on Spay Me? Lessons from our Furry Friends by Jason http://www.healthcareletter.com/2010/10/13/spay-me-lessons-from-our-furry-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Jason Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:59:45 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1466#comment-641 Yeah, I agree. Spay-Me is a NON-PROFIT organization. Basic human health-care should be the same. That is the most basic reason why all other industrialized countries pay much much less and receive much much more. There is nothing wrong with capitalism and profit, but it is NOT the be all end all end that conservatives make it out to be. Where in the bible is 'profit' anointed the most holy of goals? Basic health care should be looked at as an inalienable RIGHT, and in doing so, the landscape will change. How absolutely sorry and pathetic that propaganda, misinformation, arrogance and ignorance got an angry and loud small percentage of the population to protest for the right of health insurance corporations to make obscene profits at the expense of their and my own self-interest! Yeah, I agree. Spay-Me is a NON-PROFIT organization. Basic human health-care should be the same. That is the most basic reason why all other industrialized countries pay much much less and receive much much more.

There is nothing wrong with capitalism and profit, but it is NOT the be all end all end that conservatives make it out to be. Where in the bible is ‘profit’ anointed the most holy of goals? Basic health care should be looked at as an inalienable RIGHT, and in doing so, the landscape will change.

How absolutely sorry and pathetic that propaganda, misinformation, arrogance and ignorance got an angry and loud small percentage of the population to protest for the right of health insurance corporations to make obscene profits at the expense of their and my own self-interest!

]]> Comment on New Year’s Resolution – A Different Mindset by Kim Barley http://www.healthcareletter.com/2011/01/06/new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution-%e2%80%93-a-different-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Kim Barley Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:25:36 +0000 http://www.healthcareletter.com/?p=1472#comment-568 The issue from the beginning was and is the cost of Medicare/Medicaid. If we can't pay for these, how are we going to may for this monster.If we could have installed a very high progressive insurance cost for Medicare patients, ie, $20,000 deductible for high income producers, we may have had a chance. Then you would ask the question of every possible cost. Medicare cost in losses for The Mayo Clinic close to one billion last year. It was passed on in negotiations to the private carriers. Who are they going to pass on the losses of this expensive system? The issue from the beginning was and is the cost of Medicare/Medicaid. If we can’t pay for these, how are we going to may for this monster.If we could have installed a very high progressive insurance cost for Medicare patients, ie, $20,000 deductible for high income producers, we may have had a chance. Then you would ask the question of every possible cost.
Medicare cost in losses for The Mayo Clinic close to one billion last year. It was passed on in negotiations to the private carriers. Who are they going to pass on the losses of this expensive system?

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