OK,DU-Take that energy and DU my 154th ltte re:McCain's health plan

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.thedailylight.com/articles/2008/09/01/opinion/doc48bc0ee1a9a03688974949.txt
please rate it at the site and post a comment there.


To the Editor,

The architect of John McCain’s health care policy John Goodman, stated that there are no uninsured people in the United States — “anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance. So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime,” Mr. Goodman said. “The next president of the United States should sign an executive order requiring the Census Bureau to cease and desist from describing any American – even illegal aliens – as uninsured.”... That sums up John McCain’s health care policy.

The American College of Emergency Physicians has blasted Mr. McCain’s advisor. “We urge the McCain campaign to rethink the reckless suggestion by Mr. Goodman that the tragedy of uninsured patients can be erased by the magic of emergency departments,” said Dr. Lawrence,president of ACEP. “Emergency physicians can and do perform miracles every day, but taking on the full-time, medical care for 46 million uninsured Americans is one miracle even we cannot perform. Access to care in the emergency department is no substitute for the comprehensive health care reform policy that should be at the heart of the platform of any presidential campaign.”

Texas leads the nation in uninsured residents. Almost one of every four Texas residents – 24.8 percent – were uninsured in 2006 and 2007, based on an average of the rates for those two years. One-fifth of Texas children has no health insurance. This is what you get with a Republican governor, two Republican senators and a Republican congressman. I guess “pro-life” only applies until you are born. You’re on your own after that.

[Breeze54]

1. McDim HAS a health plan? Goodman is a moron!!

:wtf:

“anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance." - John Goodman -

:eyes:

:kick: & recommended

[yellowdogintexas]

2. you write some good stuff ...this one made me finally succumb and set up a

password on this paper's website.

see my reply below:
great letter! Not only is ER the MOST expensive care available, you can only receive emergent care there.
No school physicals, immunizations, well child care, flu shots, cholesterol checks, diabetes workups or any other preventative measures which improve health. Not to mention that minor care blocking up an ER inhibits the ability of the ER to do what it is supposed to do: render critical emergency care in life threatening situations

Who will actually pay for the ER functioning as a doctor's office? Ultimately the taxpayers if it is a county hospital, the other patients in all hospitals, unless the hospital can collect from the patient which is fairly unlikely because if they could afford to go to the doctor in the first place they would not be in the ER to begin with.

[w8liftinglady]

3. Thank you!There will be numerous attacks on my patriotism,parentage and sanity...

[w8liftinglady]

4. allow me to kick..let's remind the public of the REAL reasons we don't want McCain/Palin

[w8liftinglady]

5. ok..I'll kick once more to satisfy the neocons who say I'm desperate ;()

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