And I do not think that 'universal healthcare' plans should be a blank check to get any test or medical procedure a person desires.
In most cases, genetic testing of an unborn child would be a bit overzealous. However, in your case, and quite a few others, it woudl be imperitive. My wife and I have had to fight several battles for coverage for my son who has Cerebral palsy secondary to a stroke he suffered shortly after birth, so I can relate to how you may be feeling. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > > Here's an example of rationed care: > > Were debating on having certain pre natal tests done because of my wife's > insurance. They won't cover anything that they consider to be "genetic" > testing. > > I have an extra vertebrae in my lower back, it's called a "spina bifida > occulta". When I mentioned it to the OB/GYN (my wife has wanted me to come > to the office with her) he recommended the test. Insurance wont cover it. > > So now we have to decide whether or not to have it done..... > > Rationing by refusal to cover... > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC 27616 > (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:59 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Obama's numbers on health care bankruptcies don't add up > > > > RoMunn wrote: > > > > Shifting costs to the government isn't going to fix the problem, it will > > only make it worse. The end result of socialized medicine is going to be > > rationing of care. > > Oo! Please detail the plans that don't do that today. > > ::munches popcorn:: > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291253 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
