The AMA and Obama Healthcare

just me · ï¿½ #1 ï¿½ 07-21-2009, 07:21 AM

Got this in an email this morning!!!

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The American Medical Association has weighed in on the new Obama
health care proposals.
The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised
not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a
gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the
Administration had a lot of nerve.
The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a
misconception. Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Pediatricians
said, "Oh, Grow up!"
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the
Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash
their hands of the whole thing. The Internists thought it was a
bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, "This puts a
whole new face on the matter...."
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists
were pissed off at the whole idea. The Anesthesiologists thought
the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the
heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision
up to the assholes in Washington.

Arrowwind09 · ï¿½ #2 ï¿½ 07-21-2009, 12:10 PM

And thats the gist of of the healthcare mess.

just me · ï¿½ #3 ï¿½ 07-21-2009, 04:31 PM

Yep, I agree with you... I did struggle for a few minutes this morning deciding whether or not I should put this in the humor section... while I know it was meant to be humorous, it does strike an amazingly true tone, doesnt it?

Mad Scientest · ï¿½ #4 ï¿½ 07-22-2009, 07:41 PM

For humor to be effective it must contain some truth.
And the truth of this health care plan is that it is a bad joke.

D Bergy · ï¿½ #5 ï¿½ 07-22-2009, 08:25 PM

I have been waiting a while to say this, "I voted for Ron Paul"

He is looking better all of the time.

Dan

Mad Scientest · ï¿½ #6 ï¿½ 07-23-2009, 07:12 AM

Congratulations!

I suspect that he is the one of a few congressmen if not the only one that has read the constitution and actually understands it and why we have it.

Arrowwind09 · ï¿½ #7 ï¿½ 07-23-2009, 02:42 PM

I don't know what Obama's aiming for but I do agree with him that we need real Insurance Company reform.

For example, insurance for my family through United Health Care is about $550 a month, I pay part and my employer pays part. If I loose my job I can continue with United Health Care through Cobra for a mere $1300 a month... what a deal! what a steal!

Mad Scientest · ï¿½ #8 ï¿½ 07-23-2009, 08:19 PM

There is no question that we need insurance reform but Iï¿½m not sure that Obamaï¿½s plan is the way to go. For example everyone will be required to have insurance. When you do your taxes you will have to prove that you have insurance, if not you will be fined what that insurance would have cost and you will be enrolled into a program of the governments liking.

This would obviously be a bonanza for the insurance companies but so sure that it will help anyone else.

On a side note I just heard the Ron Paulï¿½s son is going to run for a senate seat from Tennessee.

liverock · ï¿½ #9 ï¿½ 07-24-2009, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arrowwind09

I don't know what Obama's aiming for but I do agree with him that we need real Insurance Company reform.

If I loose my job I can continue with United Health Care through Cobra for a mere $1300 a month... what a deal! what a steal!

I used to visit a Health Insurance forum and heard this scenario so often, particulary among people who have recently retired. Just when there is a large drop in income they are faced with a terrific hike in insurance premiums.

Most appear to opt to keep the same level of payment and have reduced coverage, which in practice usually means having to pay for 80/90% of the medical bills. A large operation usually meant most having to sell their houses to pay the bill.

A report out in the Journal of the American Medical Association this month shows that there has been a massive amount of bankruptcies recently due in the main to medical insurance costs.

https://www.naturalnews.com/026681_he...s_disease.html

Quote:

The results of the research revealed that a variety of circumstances pushed many middle-class Americans over the edge into bankruptcy, even when they had health insurance. For example, 92 percent of the medically bankrupt ended up in that financial state due to high medical bills. And countless families who had health insurance were under-insured, leaving them responsible for thousands of dollars in medical bills they couldn't pay. In fact, out-of-pocket medical charges averaged just under $18,000 for those who had private insurance and yet went bankrupt due to medical expenses. Uninsured patients were faced with $26,971 in out-of-pocket expenses.

The study's authors point out that almost all insurance is linked to employment, so a medical illness can trigger both loss of a job and loss of health insurance coverage. Nationally, about a fourth of all companies cancel insurance coverage immediately when an employee suffers a disabling illness, and another 25 percent cancel insurance within a year. Of course, losing a job due to the recession also usually means losing health insurance coverage.

"The US health care financing system is broken, and not only for the poor and uninsured. Middle class families frequently collapse under the strain of a health care system that treats physical wounds, but often inflicts fiscal ones," researcher David U.Himmelstein, M.D., wrote in The American Journal of Medicine article

Matrix · ï¿½ #10 ï¿½ 07-24-2009, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liverock

Most appear to opt to keep the same level of payment and have reduced coverage, which in practice usually means having to pay for 80/90% of the medical bills.

I would rather not have the health insurance. How is the word 'insurance' defined?

liverock · ï¿½ #11 ï¿½ 07-24-2009, 04:56 AM

Medical Insurance has been explained in a previous thread.

https://www.natmedtalk.com/humor/3796...explained.html

just me · ï¿½ #12 ï¿½ 07-24-2009, 01:39 PM

Ok, so maybe this thread shouldnt have been in the humor section... but I have to ask...is this reality, or is this a really bad joke? I dont really know what this rollcall ezine is, but this article was sent to me today.... apparently democrats dont want republicans sending out a mailing to help explain the health care plan.... its a chart, and it looks like a joke someone had posted once.... here is the link to the article.... in order to see the chart, you have to click on the "veiwpdf" in the article.
https://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_12...inter_friendly

EarlyBird · ï¿½ #13 ï¿½ 08-25-2009, 02:58 AM

Actually Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son, is running for a Kentucky
Senator's seat, not Tennessee.

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