So.....you have no health care?
Then you need to visit this site!
Sunday, July 13, 2008 by WebGizmos | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
This is a site you need to visit to find out when this group will be visiting your area.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/28/60minutes/main3889496.shtml
"Recently, 60 Minutes heard about an American relief organization that airdrops doctors and medicine into the jungles of the Amazon. It's called Remote Area Medical, or "RAM" for short.
As correspondent Scott Pelley first reported last March, Remote Area Medical sets up emergency clinics where the needs are greatest. But these days that's not the Amazon. This charity founded to help people who can't reach medical care finds itself throwing America a lifeline.
In a matter of hours, Remote Area Medical set up its massive clinic, for a weekend, in an exhibit hall in Knoxville, Tenn. Tools for dentists were laid out by the yard, optometrists prepared to make hundreds of pairs of glasses, general medical doctors set up for whatever might come though the door. Nearly everything is donated, and everyone is a volunteer. The care is free. But no one could say how many patients might show up."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/28/60minutes/main3889496.shtml
"Recently, 60 Minutes heard about an American relief organization that airdrops doctors and medicine into the jungles of the Amazon. It's called Remote Area Medical, or "RAM" for short.
As correspondent Scott Pelley first reported last March, Remote Area Medical sets up emergency clinics where the needs are greatest. But these days that's not the Amazon. This charity founded to help people who can't reach medical care finds itself throwing America a lifeline.
In a matter of hours, Remote Area Medical set up its massive clinic, for a weekend, in an exhibit hall in Knoxville, Tenn. Tools for dentists were laid out by the yard, optometrists prepared to make hundreds of pairs of glasses, general medical doctors set up for whatever might come though the door. Nearly everything is donated, and everyone is a volunteer. The care is free. But no one could say how many patients might show up."
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PurrBall
Reply #2 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:00 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:00 PM
Cool, my computer could always stand some more RAM..
oh.
oh.
WebGizmos
Reply #3 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:18 PM
Amen to that!
Reply #3 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:18 PM
Government take over of the system is not the answer....they screw up enough things already.
Amen to that!
Wizard1956
Reply #4 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:20 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:20 PM
Parachutes?They would be mistaken for geese or "them thar durn rev'nuers" here in SC and be shot before they hit the ground. 
Seriously though,it's good to have some of that "foreign aid" right here at home.We need it too.
Seriously though,it's good to have some of that "foreign aid" right here at home.We need it too.
teddybearcholla
Reply #5 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:52 PM
Good post WG....I saw this in March on 60 Minutes....I know a lot of people who do not have even minimal health care, myself included. Also many companies are reducing the amount of coverage they offer their employees.
I second that!!!
Reply #5 Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:52 PM
Good post WG....I saw this in March on 60 Minutes....I know a lot of people who do not have even minimal health care, myself included. Also many companies are reducing the amount of coverage they offer their employees.
Amen to that!
I second that!!!
messiah1
Reply #6 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:04 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:04 PM
It saddens me that this even has to be an option. Healthcare in this country is pathetic at best.
vStyler
Reply #7 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:12 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:12 PM
Good, the govt has been RAMming it to me on healthcare for years.
ZubaZ
Reply #8 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:48 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:48 PM
Good, the govt has been RAMming it to me on healthcare for years.
Maybe because of the whole British thing. 
WebGizmos
Reply #9 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:11 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:11 PM
You know whats even sadder....raise the cost of gas...a pack of cigarettes or anything else we use in our daily lives and everyone has a hissy fit....but spend trillions of dollars on a senseless war or to crash a billion dollar satellite onto a barren planet that will have no beneficial outcome to this planet...and no one says a word.
And even worse....impeach a president because he fooled around with a government page...but then when one outright lies to the people he is sworn to serve but ignores to carry out some personal vendetta or some lofty...unobtainable goal of ridding the world of terrorists and he's still in office.
When people wake up in this country and take it back and restore it to something more respectable and something you can actually be proud of again...only then do we have a chance of really getting the health care this country can more than afford to provide.
And even worse....impeach a president because he fooled around with a government page...but then when one outright lies to the people he is sworn to serve but ignores to carry out some personal vendetta or some lofty...unobtainable goal of ridding the world of terrorists and he's still in office.
When people wake up in this country and take it back and restore it to something more respectable and something you can actually be proud of again...only then do we have a chance of really getting the health care this country can more than afford to provide.
yrag
Reply #10 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:17 PM
Reply #10 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:17 PM
I agreed with all that except:
WTF!!...you're telling me you never wanted to do that?????????
crash a billion dollar satellite onto a barren planet
WTF!!...you're telling me you never wanted to do that?????????
Leo the Lion
Reply #11 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:42 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:42 PM
Whilst the British system is not perfect.......waiting times etc.......at least you can get care when you need it. Everyone contributes and can take out - in the way of care - during their lifetime. Yes, there are some injustices, not everyone gets care quick enough and the system has reached 'breaking point' from time to time...........but it's there for you when you need it.
I've been in the US for just over four years now and my only experience of the system came when my wife fell pregnant last year........Well, it really did open up my eyes!!!! One of the biggest issues I came across was the continual referral from one doctor to another to another............all the time the medical profession had their fingers in the insurance pie........and for what were very simple issues turned out to be a money making exercise for medical profession........To say I was appalled was an understatement......No wonder medical insurance is so expensive and insurance companies at putting up payments and reducing coverage.......Don't blame the insurance companies.....Look carefully at the medical profession and this little game.....and then perhaps healthcare will become affordable to the masses again
I've been in the US for just over four years now and my only experience of the system came when my wife fell pregnant last year........Well, it really did open up my eyes!!!! One of the biggest issues I came across was the continual referral from one doctor to another to another............all the time the medical profession had their fingers in the insurance pie........and for what were very simple issues turned out to be a money making exercise for medical profession........To say I was appalled was an understatement......No wonder medical insurance is so expensive and insurance companies at putting up payments and reducing coverage.......Don't blame the insurance companies.....Look carefully at the medical profession and this little game.....and then perhaps healthcare will become affordable to the masses again
vStyler
Reply #12 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:47 PM
Oops.. I mean't .. the US govt.
I make JUST enough money to have NO insurance whatsoever.. so basically.. I'm screwed.
I was turned away from the local ER just last week for something that, without going into details, is actually quite severe...."oh.. you don't have any insurance?"
Fortunately the two young un's still at home have basic Medicaid.
Oh well.. better start working 30 hours a day I reckon.
Reply #12 Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:47 PM
Maybe because of the whole British thing
Oops.. I mean't .. the US govt.
I make JUST enough money to have NO insurance whatsoever.. so basically.. I'm screwed.
I was turned away from the local ER just last week for something that, without going into details, is actually quite severe...."oh.. you don't have any insurance?"
Fortunately the two young un's still at home have basic Medicaid.
Oh well.. better start working 30 hours a day I reckon.
yrag
Reply #13 Monday, July 14, 2008 12:09 AM
I don't care if it was a stubbed toe....that's illegal...
Reply #13 Monday, July 14, 2008 12:09 AM
I was turned away from the local ER just last week for something that, without going into details
I don't care if it was a stubbed toe....that's illegal...
vStyler
Reply #14 Monday, July 14, 2008 12:16 AM
Reply #14 Monday, July 14, 2008 12:16 AM
Oh.. i was seen... then told to see my primary physician for it.
I don't have one..... Renamed.. Wealthcare.
I don't have one..... Renamed.. Wealthcare.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #15 Monday, July 14, 2008 2:33 AM
Reply #15 Monday, July 14, 2008 2:33 AM
Our National Health Service may have a few flaws, but no-one is turned away and everyone gets treated equally. It's been ok for me. Those who were around five years ago will remember I had heart surgery, which was a complete success and didn't cost a penny. How much would that be in other countries?
WebGizmos
Reply #16 Monday, July 14, 2008 4:47 AM
My mother who is 77 and luckily has medicare just had both her knees replaced...the bill was $110.000.00.
I can't even begin to imagine what it would cost for heart surgery.
Reply #16 Monday, July 14, 2008 4:47 AM
How much would that be in other countries?
My mother who is 77 and luckily has medicare just had both her knees replaced...the bill was $110.000.00.
I can't even begin to imagine what it would cost for heart surgery.
WebGizmos
Reply #17 Monday, July 14, 2008 4:49 AM
Yup.....everyone has they're hand in your pockets from beginning to end....the end being your empty pockets...then they can't show you the door fast enough.
Reply #17 Monday, July 14, 2008 4:49 AM
One of the biggest issues I came across was the continual referral from one doctor to another to another............all the time the medical profession had their fingers in the insurance pie........and for what were very simple issues turned out to be a money making exercise for medical profession
Yup.....everyone has they're hand in your pockets from beginning to end....the end being your empty pockets...then they can't show you the door fast enough.
Vampothika
Reply #18 Monday, July 14, 2008 6:15 AM
free here, our hospitals are great..... i luv being an aussie......
Reply #18 Monday, July 14, 2008 6:15 AM
How much would that be in other countries?
free here, our hospitals are great..... i luv being an aussie......
NightTrainthedark
Reply #19 Monday, July 14, 2008 6:20 AM
Reply #19 Monday, July 14, 2008 6:20 AM
Well lets see, we (if you are fortunate enough) pay the insurance companies to provide us with the best healthcare possible and their highest priority is profit. See the problem?
Chasbo
Reply #20 Monday, July 14, 2008 7:15 AM
Reply #20 Monday, July 14, 2008 7:15 AM
To WebGizmos re #9 - BRAVO! You speak my mind!
What I am afraid of is that the people of this country are as dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to these matters. I have lost ALL faith in my country men. Sad but true. Just take a good look around.
Nation of lemmings I say!
Even with Blue Cross/Blue Shield my wife cannot afford to get all the care she really needs. We've gone to doctors who have out right lied that certain procedures would be covered. Knowing how corrupt the system is I would check with the insurance company and find out that the procedure was not covered. I called the doctors office and asked why the doctor lied. They denied the lie and came up with all kinda double talk nonsense. I left it with saying the doctor should not tell a patient that something is covered if it isn't. He probably said it was covered because he didn't want to turn away business which is what this is to him: business. If there's a life threatening condition then you have no choice. They got you by the short hairs.
It's all about GREED which is the over riding element in our country. Screw it!
What I am afraid of is that the people of this country are as dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to these matters. I have lost ALL faith in my country men. Sad but true. Just take a good look around.
Nation of lemmings I say!
Even with Blue Cross/Blue Shield my wife cannot afford to get all the care she really needs. We've gone to doctors who have out right lied that certain procedures would be covered. Knowing how corrupt the system is I would check with the insurance company and find out that the procedure was not covered. I called the doctors office and asked why the doctor lied. They denied the lie and came up with all kinda double talk nonsense. I left it with saying the doctor should not tell a patient that something is covered if it isn't. He probably said it was covered because he didn't want to turn away business which is what this is to him: business. If there's a life threatening condition then you have no choice. They got you by the short hairs.
It's all about GREED which is the over riding element in our country. Screw it!
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Reply #1 Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:52 PM
"In the expedition to Knoxville, RAM saw 920 patients, made 500 pairs of glasses, did 94 mammograms, extracted 1,066 teeth and did 567 fillings. But when Stan Brock called the last number, 400 people were turned away."
I saw that on 60 Minutes tonight. It's sad that there are so many without health care. If health care was not so expensive, it would be easier to get things taken care of, but who really knows how to fix it?
Government take over of the system is not the answer....they screw up enough things already.