Socialized medicine is a failure because it destroys that wonderful profit margin all those giant corporations now depend on to pay their CEO’s! Cashier’s check, please.

Tip toe on byeeee….

Walk on by……………

Posted by: WSClark | June 07, 2007 at 11:17 PM

WSClark’s idea of provocation if someone else has an opposing view.

I have been called every name in the book, from A to Z.

And that is just my friends.

Welcome to WE Blog, home of the nastiest bloggers West of the Mississippi.

And, yeah, before someone else says it, I can be the nastiest of the nasty when provoked.

I came here recently, liked the uncensored and user friendly format, and the opporunity to share knowledge in the world of ideas.

Many, including myself have some strong opinions, and mistakes are made by all – including me.

The flames seem to be burning out the interesting dialogue and ruining this blog. Some flames can be tolerated, but the obessive constant flamers really pour so much crap onto this blog it becomes unreadable.

Continued flaming will lead to some leaving this forum, and may also lead to the Eagle’s censoring of the blog, and who could blame them?

I was interested in this story and hearing some different points of view on how to constructively improve our health care system while reducing the rate of future health care increases.

Maybe this blog is just a reflection of our government or the government is just a reflection of us. If a few people on this blog can’t have a civil, intelligent dialogue, then how can we expect our government to do any better?

TT, I already gave away the Blog’s Dumbest Post Award today, but you would have won easily if the voting had not already closed.

Come back tomorrow – I am sure that you will be in the running.

And Joe, TT stands for Totally ‘Tupid.

Is that short for: The Troll?

And quit eating those twinkies!

I still buy supplemental health insurance out of my own pocket, because not all things are covered and even though I have the best military insurance (TriCare Prime) it does have a Cap on what it will cover and there is a co-pay if I am referred to a Civilian Doctor.

I suppose everyone thinks that retired/ex military are a bunch of freeloaders and don’t deserve any benefits.

At least on the Liberal Left they do.

Let me spread the word to those at Walter Reed that the folks in Wichita don’t think military should get medical benefits. They’ll just to hop around on stubs and borrow their neighbors pooch for a seeing eye dog.

dam disabled veterans, always got their hand out.

I was so incredibly sick I couldn’t stand it. I wont’ incriminate myself to say how I finally got help.

I also had lumps in my neck that I was waiting to check out till I got insurance. Got tired of fretting finally and went in and had the CT. I have grossly enlarged adenoids causing the swellings in my neck. But I can’t do anything about it.

I sure hope it’s not cancer, but they don’t THINK it is- a biopsy would cost too much. So I guess when I either die or it eats into another part of my body, I have to live with it. Surgery to remove the adenoids would be too much for me out of pocket.Of course, when I’m on hospice for it, then I’ll be able to get govt to help with it.

There was a woman whose job I took who died at 50 for the same reason. No insurance, she was full up of cancer because she didn’t get the initial symptoms checked out. Might I also add, it’s far cheaper to treat cancer found early.

Easy for Republicon to say, he at least gets to go to the VA when he has a problem…even if the care is substandard and delayed. I bet his delay isn’t five years.

We do have the best medical care in the world…FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT. But overall, Americans are suffering. That is undeniable.

Wichita Clinic Immediate Care is a time-saving and lower cost alternative than the nearest emergency room — 364 days of the year. An integral part of the Wichita Clinic family, the Immediate Care department provides urgent care on a walk-in basis. With four board certified physicians, wait times are usually minimal.

Wichita Clinic Immediate Care accepts most insurances.

We treat non-life or limb threatening problems including, but not limited to:

• Sore Throats• Colds & Coughs• Chest Congestion• Abdominal Pain• Asthma• Sprains & Strains• STDs• Minor Lacerations• Rashes• Nausea & Vomiting• Ear Infections• Animal Biteshttp://www.wichitaclinic.com/

What is needed in a series of clinics- or Urgent Care Clinics- that are open 7 days a week extended hours- like 9 to 9. People would go to these as opposed to the ER and the ER triage nurse would have the authority to do an initial check and, if in his opinion the patient was not at risk for loss of life or major bodily function, the triage nurse would have the authority to REFUSE the patient and refer them to a clinic or their own doctor. ERs should be for life and limb threats only.

That’s why they call it the EMERGENCY ROOM.

All of the above are standard CLINICAL procedures. Schedule an appointment at the Clinic Desk please.

Did I say that, Joe?

No.

I said that we could do a lot better, especially in terms of preventative medicine.

That is the point. You can’t go to the ER and get a flu shot. You can’t go to the ER and have your blood pressure checked. You can’t go to the ER and have that lump checked out.

After it becomes a problem, then you can go to the ER.

Wouldn’t it be better for all concerned to have issues addressed before they became a problem?

And, there are 43 million Americans without health insurance – and they are not all rich. Many fall between the cracks of not well off enough and not poor enough or not old enough.

That is so superficial. So if we weren’t rich, it is ok NOT to have people covered for health care?

There isn’t a soul in America that is without health care. Everybody poor person in the nation is covered under some government plan, either Federal or State or a mixture of both. Middle class people have it through their employers and if not, can get it through the state. Rich people don’t need insurance as they can cover themselves out-of-pocket.

Does what we have is perfect? No! Will we ever get there where everybody is happy? No! But to say the USA’s medical system sucks is not the truth. We have the best medical care in the world.

But we can tweak it to make it more affordable than it is now.

But I will always object to any coercive system, and to any system run by politicians or time servers.

But I will always object to any coercive system, and to any system run by politicians or time servers.