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raeanna74 · 01-24-2009, 07:17 PM

I would not necessarily call it government run health care. I would call it 'budgeted' health care.

See, with Medicaid and Medicare, I've seen health care that is done right. People go to the Dr they choose, within an HMO sometimes but not always, and then the state/government reimburses the health care providers for the costs incurred. There are no limits as to how many patients they will admit (unless you go to dental or optical specialists) and the government simply places guidelines as to protocal. ie. a person must be seen by a general physican before seeing a specialist or a person electing to have their tubes tied must wait 30 days to be sure it is THE decision they want, or a person who wants to use smoking cessation medications must see a counselor on a regular basis to also help with the mental/emotional aspects of quitting smoking.
- In this realm the medical care is handled in such a way as not to be wasted on a person.

In the VA hospital realm of things everyone is a number and treated as such. No one considering who the person are or what their needs truely are. The constant song and dance I get from these emplyees is that "OH we are so swamped, we just can't handle all the paperwork/patients/cleaning/whatever." IF this is true why aren't they submitting requests for more help and if they are, where are those requests going?

Do we need to call our congressmen and get on them to increase budgeting for the VA or is there something else that would be more beneficial?

01-24-2009, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I would not necessarily call it government run health care. I would call it 'budgeted' health care. See, with Medicaid and Medicare, I've seen health care that is done right. People go to the Dr they choose, within an HMO sometimes but not always, and then the state/government reimburses the health care providers for the costs incurred. There are no limits as to how many patients they will admit (unless you go to dental or optical specialists) and the government simply places guidelines as to protocal. ie. a person must be seen by a general physican before seeing a specialist or a person electing to have their tubes tied must wait 30 days to be sure it is THE decision they want, or a person who wants to use smoking cessation medications must see a counselor on a regular basis to also help with the mental/emotional aspects of quitting smoking. - In this realm the medical care is handled in such a way as not to be wasted on a person. In the VA hospital realm of things everyone is a number and treated as such. No one considering who the person are or what their needs truely are. The constant song and dance I get from these emplyees is that "OH we are so swamped, we just can't handle all the paperwork/patients/cleaning/whatever." IF this is true why aren't they submitting requests for more help and if they are, where are those requests going? Do we need to call our congressmen and get on them to increase budgeting for the VA or is there something else that would be more beneficial? __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.