The Health Care Reform-Part 1

When I reviewed the White House's Q&A segment on health care, it didn't take me long to become enraged. A statement is made that with this health care reform they will be able to 'rein in the worst insurance company abuses'. That's rich coming from the US Government.

I work as an ER nurse. I deal with patients who are part of our Medicaid and Medicare system. Obviously the government doesn't know the definition of abuse or they would try to control it in their own 'run' health care systems. I have seen patients who participate in these programs come in for the following:

1. A female presents with a complaint of nausea and abdominal pain. The patient states that she thinks she might be pregnant. She knew exactly which key phrases to use to get herself a bed. When she arrives in my room, however, her story changes. She tells me that she really only wants a pregnancy test. When I ask her if she tried taking a test from the drug store, she tells me that she doesn't trust 'those tests'. I again confirm with her that she is only there for a pregnancy test, she smiles and says, 'well yes, there's really nothing else wrong'. So she wastes an ER bed and taxpayer money because she won't go to the dollar store for a pregnancy test.

2. Parents come to the ER with their child who has a fever. The child has had a fever all day. When asked if they treated the child's fever with motrin or tylenol, the parents answer, 'no', they can't afford it. Note that these were the same parents who were out smoking prior to coming into the Triage room. Oh okay, so they can't afford medication for their sick child, but they can afford cigarettes, AND a blackberry cell phone. They state the reason for their visit is to get a prescription for motrin or tylenol. Now for my friends who do not understand why they would need a prescription for an over the counter medication, let me explain. The reason is that with a prescription, we the people will be paying for their medication. Yes, that's the way it works...if they have a script, our wonderful government, through our hard earned tax dollars, will buy their motrin so they can keep buying their cigarettes and paying for a phone that I myself can't (or won't) afford.

I will only include two examples...partly because they replicate themselves ten fold over the years...and partly because I do not want to cause you, my readers, to have an aneurysm from the details. These stories are true and the names have been excluded to protect HIPPA privacy. I cannot invent system abuse such as these for I do not possess the guile that is necessary to perpetrate such heinous acts.

All this to say that I scoff at the US government for thinking that it is the insurance companies who alone tolerate abuse. These examples are at one small hospital in the middle of Ohio, but they are replicated all over the country...how many tens of thousands of dollars are being wasted because of visits such as these? And it will get worse because now EVERYONE has coverage. Wake up America!

The Nightmare

I just really couldn't imagine it. I had the false belief that our nation's leaders were only threatening socialism. I believed that those with the power would point to our great Constitution and decide that the government had no business being involved in its citizens' health care.

And then the day came when I awoke from this dream of our forefathers and was stunned into reality that the health care bill had indeed passed, and that our vice president has as much class as a University on spring break. (But that is a subject for another time.)

Ladies and gentlemen, we need to speak up! We cannot stand idly by and watch our great nation fold because of an administration who would push their own agenda and in effect have a mardi gras like celebration on our forefathers' graves!

In my coming posts I will discuss the health care bill and what it means to those of us in this nation who work hard. In the meantime, google socialism and study it well...because friends...the nightmare has only just begun as we are now on the path to a socialist state.

Opossum flu, the Media, and a Healthcare Bill

Once upon a time there was leadership of a country that was trying to shove a health care bill down its citizens' throats. The leadership called a meeting together with their media friends and discussed how this failing bill might come to fruition.

After the meeting was called to order, one of the leaders pointed out that the flaw in the bill was that the everyday person was not feeling the affects of having no health care insurance. After opening it up to the floor, one of the reporters stood and suggested that fear is what moves the hearts of men so maybe there was something that could be done along that line. "Yes", states the leader, "that would work. How do you propose we instill fear in the hearts of these citizens?" The reporter, very proud to be speaking directly to the leader of his great nation states, "Well, there are rumors that the opossum flu might become a pandemic...let's make it one. Let's insight panic so that all the citizens will line up for hours at clinics, doctors' offices, emergency rooms, and health departments for vaccinations and treatment. We in the media can hit hard how horrible this virus is and make a point of strongly covering stories involving people dying from the virus. This will make people who wouldn't otherwise go to their physician or emergency room panic and rush in for treatment." The leader, considering this idea then questions, "But how will that accomplish what we are hoping to accomplish?" The reporter, filled with pride at this point states, "Because the average person stays home when sick until they are better. By pushing them out and into the crowded emergency rooms and doctors offices and making them wait for hours, fear will be instilled in them, bringing home to them how inadequate our health care system is. After waiting for hours in an emergency room with hundreds of others waiting for treatment, they will be forced to say, 'there must be a better way'." Smiling the leader states, "Yes that will work, that might just work."

Somewhere in Newark, Ohio a mother of three, frightened when her youngest sneezes and coughs, scoops her children up and takes them to the local emergency room. She sits in fear with the other masked patients hoping and praying that her child doesn't have the opossum flu. As she waits she sees another story on the waiting room television of someone who has died from this dreadful virus. (Of course the media fails to mention the multi-system illness that plagued the patient prior to contracting the virus). As she waits in fear for three hours to be seen she thinks to herself, "Something needs to be done about health care...this is crazy."

And as she thinks this the leader of the country smiles, knowing that the mission has been accomplished and that health care reform is brought to the forefront of yet another citizen's mind. The end.

Mockery-something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

Thank you dictionary.com for the definition above. Thank you President Obama for modeling the definition in real life.

President Obama's entire life and political career is a mockery. Something that is absurdly or offensively inadequate? Well let's see, first there is his absurd absenteeism as a junior senator. Then there is his use of ACORN workers to "solicit" or shall we say "fabricate" voters in his Presidential election. Or how about the fact that he still has YET to prove that he is qualified as a United States citizen to serve us as the President of the United States. Or maybe it's the lack of keeping ANY of his promises to his supporters, (as chronicled beautifully by Saturday Night Live). Or his offensively inadequate patriotism? Every chance our President or first lady are afforded, they apologize for our country. There is NOTHING to apologize for!

And now he is participating in the mockery of accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize that is usually awarded to people who ACTIVELY are involved with peace keeping projects. President Obama's contribution...well ladies and gentlemen...we are just so SURE that his contributions will be great that we're going to go ahead and give him the prize.

But we as the American people cannot fault this line of thinking by those awarding the prize...after all, the American people 'awarded' him a Presidency not based on what he HAD done but on what it was believed he COULD do.

Olympic Woes

So I'm sitting here watching Meet the Press and the liberal idiots with lisps praise President Obama for attempting to bring the Olympics to Chicago. And then move on to bash Palin and state again how they 'hope' she is the Republican candidate in the next election so the Democrats can win again. Thank God for Fox News!

The general public has begun to loose their awe of President Obama and yet the liberal press hasn't caught on. My only comfort is the fact that the world is obviously not fooled by President Obama and his supposed charisma either.

The Olympic committee voted this week to have the Olympics in Brazil. President Obama and the First Lady presented Chicago before the committee as the ideal Olympic venue. With everything else going on in the country from the war to health care to the ACORN scandal, the President decided to focus his attention and energy on bringing the Olympics to his "adopted" hometown. Hmmm...interesting priorities don't you think? And yet, the world saw through his mask and eliminated Chicago in the first round. And never have I been happier to see such a swift decision being made.

Maybe now that President Obama is back home, maybe he can focus his attention on....oh I don't know...running the country?

Really Mr. President? Really?

If you haven't gone to www.biggovernment.com to view the ACORN videos, please do so now. Otherwise this post will make no sense to you.

ACORN, who has received $53 million in funds since 1994 is now under investigation due to some nicely filmed undercover reporting by James O'Keefe. Both the Senate and the House have voted to CUT federal funding to Acorn.

This is a very big story and a very big deal. So what does our President have to say to this? The President who was proud to associate with this organization during his campaign? When interviewed by George Stephanopoulos about this very matter he replies, "frankly, it's not really something I've followed closely. I didn't even know that ACORN was getting a whole lot of federal money." WOW! And further states, "George, this is not the biggest issue facing the country. It's not something I'm paying a lot of attention to." Really Mr. President? Really? Talk about not having your hand on the pulse of the nation! I guess he is simply too busy trying to spend millions more shoving a medical plan we don't want down our throats! (For the full interview go to http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/09/obama-on-acorn-not-something-ive-followed-closely.html)

Thanks to James O'Keefe and his investigative reporting we now know Mr. President what a "community organizer" does...it's a shame the people of this nation didn't research that job description on your resume BEFORE they elected you.

Does he look like a racist or KKK member?

After reading a lot of people's input on the internet about we "racists" and "red-necked hillbilly KKK clansman" that attended the Tea Party in Washington, DC on September 12th, I feel the need to set the record straight. (Which really, all you need to do is look at pictures from the event to see that it was comprised of people of all ages, races, and political affiliations).

I'd like to introduce you to Charles Lollar, one of the key speakers at the march and the single best reason to move to Maryland once he is elected to Congress. Mr. Lollar served in the Marines for 13 years as an officer, has been married to his wife for 16 years and is raising his beautiful children, and is one hell of a speaker! He shared the story of one of his tours overseas. He said that he and his men had secured a city and were doing one last check of the city when they came upon a man and his family standing outside the remains of their recently destroyed home. Officer Lollar and his men offered to secure the area for the man and help him rebuild. In a spirit that was so the America of old, the gentleman said, "I don't need help rebuilding my house, I can do that...I just need you to provide the security so I can do so". Wow! Now isn't that a concept foreign to most of the citizens of the United States...or should I say a concept foreign to our government leaders who believe we need them to rescue us? And that was Mr. Lollar's point. We in this country need to let government know that we don't need them to "take care of us", but to protect, serve and defend the constitution; which is their sworn duty. (I wonder how many of them have even read the constitution.)

I hope that Mr. Lollar not only becomes a congressman, but through that experience might one day make a run for the White House. He embodies the spirit of all that is American!