Lori, Very well stated! Candy K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Biehler" <lbieh...@earthlink.net> To: "Patricia Cooley" <patticoo...@wi.rr.com>, "CANDIS KALLEY" <cakal...@embarqmail.com>, "tmic-list" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 10:03:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare
Not sure how you think they control my health care, they have done everything and anything I have asked and done it well! Ask anyone who is retired, gee my best friend for the last 42 years has CLL and had a bone marrow transplant 18 months ago and she is so thankful for medicare, she is alive and thriving and not broke! If you don’t have experience in the Medicare or VA system, maybe you should ask those that do and listen to what they say instead of just propaganda. I believe in my government, no matter who is the president, that is why I live here. I served so that anyone can say what they will, it also give me the right to say what I want. I say if you don’t like our country, leave it! I say everyone should have the right to good health benefits. I like the education in this country, controlled by our government. I like having roads that I can drive on comfortably, oh yeah, run by the government. How anyone can say their government screws everything up when they can go and do as they please amazes me. I was stationed in Guantanamo during the ‘”cold war” and I would never want to be anywhere that wasn’t free and I thank my government every day that they exist. They screw up, so do I, such is life. There isn’t a better one anywhere and we should all try and make it so our country can thrive once again. TM is not easy to live with and without SSDI, a SOCIAL PROGRAM, I would be screwed as would many others. Without Medicare, another SOCIAL PROGRAM, I would not have the great health coverage I have. I am grateful, and thankful and wish everyone could share in it. My last word on the subject. Peace Out! >From : "Patricia Cooley" Date : Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:13:21 -0500 To : 'CANDIS KALLEY'<cakal...@embarqmail.com>; 'tmic-list'<tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject : RE: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare I GUESS I DISAGREE WITH YOU. IF YOU ARE ON MEDICARE, THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY CONTROLS YOUR HEALTHCARE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT A MESS THAT IT. IF YOU LOOK AT CANADA AND THE UK, YOU SEE HOW YOU HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS FOR TESTS LIKE BREAST BYOPSY, ETC.. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS TO SEE A SPECIALSIST. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT CUTTING BACK ON MEDICARE FOR SENIORS. THE SENIORS ARE AN EXPENDABLE PART OF THE POPULATION. I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DOESN’T NEED WORK, BUT YOU KNOW THE GOVERNMENT ALWAYS SCREWS THINGS UP. ALSO, I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY HAVE TO RUSH THROUGH A PROGAM THAT NO ONE HAS READ OR EVEN UNDERSTANDS. MANY OF THE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE ADMIT IS A MESS AND ARE TRYING TO CHANGE IT. PATTI From: CANDIS KALLEY [mailto:cakal...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:25 AM To: tmic-list Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare The insurance lobbiest are a problem BUT the insurance companies are paying out millions to run scare ads AGAINST a public health plan! That really upsets me because too many people believe those ads. Did you hear that the insurance companies are spreading the rumor, egged on by the Republicans, that the government is sending people out to ask the seniors how they want to die? The truth is that in the reform bill, doctors will be paid when consulting patients on a living will - which I believe everyone should have! This is just one "truth" which is a half-truth - a tactic that occurs too often. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Rummel" <regina...@sbcglobal.net> To: "CANDIS KALLEY" <cakal...@embarqmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 11:40:09 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare Candy, I am on medicare and pay AARP supplement $154.50 monthly. I don't have a problem as seniors are well covered with Medicare. But what about the general population and single moms such as was your situation... No wonder so many just forget about getting health insurance. My daughter has a good job with great coverage. But she won't let go of her Blue Cross (close to $600 monthly) that she doesn't need, because she has a pre-existing condition, and the economy being what it is, what if she loses her job? She couldn't get coverage now. My vote, as yours, is also for public health plan. Your remarks speak for the urgent need for reform. I am concerned about the $1.3 million healthcare lobbyist will be spending to influence our legislators. From: CANDIS KALLEY <cakal...@embarqmail.com> To: tmic-list <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 7:35:01 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare Regina, interesting that you are asking the question of single payer health care. Are you on Medicare? Do you or your family have VA coverage? If in doubt of Congress getting lobby money from Insurance Co., here's an interesting website: http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=&state=&zip=&employ=insurance&cand=&c2010=Y&sort=N&capcode=r8r83&submit=Submit I have 3 personal stories to share with my congress people - as a single mom (years ago but the problems I had), my brother dying of cancer this year and the insurance co. declaring that it was a pre-existing condition and refusing paying, my COBRA before Medicare - payments started at $348 a month - 6 months later $537 then after 18 months going to $987 a month for 6 months before I received Medicare which is now $98 a month! With my other insurance I was paying same for meds as I'm paying now! I figure that if there is no public health plan, the insurance co. own the general public - let alone Congress! My vote - we need a public plan! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Rummel" <regina...@sbcglobal.net> To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 10:19:09 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [TMIC] OT/Healthcare What do you think of "Single Payer", or "Public Insurance Option" or anything else as opposed to our existing system? I am curious to hear what our group thinks of what's going on in Congress regarding this healthcare situation. Do some in our group live in Canada? I would love to hear your comments about your experiences with your healthcare system. Have you personally experienced the long waits for important procedures that we hear so much about. Is there a "Wellness System" in Canada? Is it successful? Are you, Canadian TMers, satisfied with your system? And what about your prescription costs? I just paid $235.93 for 12 pills (Fosamax). That was my co-pay. The charge was $338.99. I won't even mention the cost of my other prescriptions. Comments and experiences please. R
