tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post4100603531649206254..comments2023-09-26T07:03:26.602-07:00Comments on Making Strides To Cure Found: Health Care DiscussionAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286911362296016524noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-20532519002157667592009-10-13T05:19:36.171-07:002009-10-13T05:19:36.171-07:00Sorry it took so long for me to get to this! My wo...Sorry it took so long for me to get to this! My work has been crazy. But anyway...about health care. Here are the facts.<br /><br />1. Private health care insurers, hospitals, pharmacies, etc., are PROFIT-DRIVEN companies. That means their primary goal is to make money, and as much as possible. In a capitalist system such as we have, these companies, though they claim they are working for our Nate Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-55527747718387719072009-09-20T22:28:56.847-07:002009-09-20T22:28:56.847-07:00I didn't have a chance to post my opinion on t...I didn't have a chance to post my opinion on this.sorry about that!....but i really wanted to real quick. I am NOT for a public option. But it also has somewhat to do with being a transplant patient. I don't believe a public option will be beneficial for us, or really even for chronically illed people, such as CF patients. I can see the government covering basic stuff, such as maybe Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628086713110351792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-65783822540731661252009-09-12T12:53:12.263-07:002009-09-12T12:53:12.263-07:00Cheryl,
I will be doing some more research on th...Cheryl,<br /> I will be doing some more research on this topic because frankly, I would like to know. However, as I mentioned earlier, I don't want to curtail Samantha's life because she gets free healthcare from the Navy. Neither Alicia or myself would be happy keeping her from marriage and having her own family because of health care, which is why I honestly hope that a solid overhaul The Navy Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116964729906856912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-67269233042396198752009-09-11T13:04:35.167-07:002009-09-11T13:04:35.167-07:00Hi Dan, thought I would weigh in with what I do kn...Hi Dan, thought I would weigh in with what I do know about adult children to AD military members. Once Brynne turned 21, she was no longer eligible for TriCare coverage. The exception to that rule is that if she carries a full college/university load (12 credit hours) then we can extend that coverage but only semester by semester. It is not an automatic system. Each semester we have to get a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-90178802401167227602009-09-10T13:23:44.516-07:002009-09-10T13:23:44.516-07:00Dad: Yes, we've had many discussions on this f...Dad: Yes, we've had many discussions on this fact. It does seem odd to think that a person can pay that much in each month and still have to copay or whatnot. I'll be interested to see what more of the CF patients and parents say as well.<br /><br />Ronnie: I appreciate your honesty regarding cynical thoughts. I too get concerned that there will be no end to this discussion. I just hope The Navy Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116964729906856912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-60384102506760951692009-09-10T13:05:07.278-07:002009-09-10T13:05:07.278-07:00I was under the impression that your daughter coul...I was under the impression that your daughter could keep TRICARE for life as long as she remains unmarried. My dad was in the military and I had that option since I was determined to be disabled.<br /><br />As far as a public option and "for-profit" insurance companies, I found these articles very interesting: <br /><br />http://spectator.org/archives/2009/09/09/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849674714471543078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275138657129992972.post-68711997540119126402009-09-10T10:49:52.858-07:002009-09-10T10:49:52.858-07:00Sheldon,
You probably know already how I feel abou...Sheldon,<br />You probably know already how I feel about health care reform but I'll post anyway. It seems to me that the profit driven health care insurance companys are getting bolder all the time about what they will and will not cover, mostly what they will not cover. I have had insurance all my adult life (which you already know) and I have spent a small fortune on health care for all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com