Health Care Plan

I don't have the answer for what we can have.
What we all can afford. Or how to do it. But one
thing for sure... we need something done.

The biggest drawn down on our health facilities
is the illegal immigrants. Like it or not, it is the
truth. When ever you have a major group of people
who can not pay. Who do not pay taxes to support
the system, who seem to get away with a free
medical services that our own citizens don't get,
it is bound to be a huge burden.

Health care should be equal for all. No matter
what your position is in life. Straight across the
board. Millionaire or homeless. Elderly, or children
But how do you pay for it. That is the major question.
Maybe we could do it like the French. They charge
$2.00 more for their gas. Which affords
them health care for $10 a visit. Hospitals $20.

There is abuse on both sides of the alley here. Be it
Doctors or patient's. We all have seen the shows on
television. The investigation of doctors who have done
poor job of healing. The scene of the Dr. jumping in his
Hummer or what ever and driving off, without a word.
There are records in each state of malpractice.

But on the other side you have patient's who have sued
for the smallest of things. Some times even when the
patient didn't follow directions and blamed it on the
Dr. There are records of many court battles. So the
blame lays on both sides.

Then you have Dr. who stack the deck, by ordering
unneeded procedures. We were a victim of a small
bit ourselves not too long ago. The King doesn't have
insurance, so we have to pay cash. So when it is an
extra lab, it hurts our budget greatly. The Dr's who
walk into a nursing home and stand at the door way
of the dining room, and call each of his patients and
ask how they are doing.. then have the nurse write
down that he visited them. At $35 a name. It was his
monthly visit, paid for by Medicare. Or about 6 years
ago in Florida where a 99 year old woman was taken
to the hospital to die, and they ran 4 major test on
her before she died on Sunday.

And then you have the ER addicts. Who run down
there for the smallest of things. Things like colds,
that you and I stay home and drink fluids and take aspirin.
Or made up things, to get attention. Or chose to have
unneeded operations. Like the mother who wants to have
liposuction on her 3 year old daughter. AND the Dr. is
thinking about it! The rest of us know this is baby fat
that will be run off of her in a year or so, naturally.

So where do we find the sanity in all of this? Is it even
possible? How to you change people's habits? How
do you fight greed? On both sides?

And who is held hostage in all of this? You and I.
Those of us who play by the rules. Who hate to go
to the doctor or the hospital. So when we go, we are
really sick.

I wish Obama well. I wish Congress well. If only they
would stop fighting and find the real answer for the
citizens of American, no matter what their status is.