We're mostly postponing dental care at this point. Used to be religous about it. But we dont' have dental insurance. And are spending so much on health insurance that there's no pie left over for dental.
I'm pretty sure the quote is ..."have a heart attack and die from *not* surprise."
Let's see: Eat for the next month, or get a medical checkup. Don't make me choose!!
Apparently folks have forgotten that major health care (as opposed to self-diagnosis and treatment at your favorite herbal shelf) is a luxury item. Soon more of us will be reminded that fresh fruit and vegetables are luxury items, and then it will be new items of any kind. I'm personally wondering how close we'll get to being a third-world country before it turns around, because minimum-wage workers at WalMart and DisneyWorld can't support the sort of governmental spending we need in order to avoid that fate.
What we need is universal govt healthcare. If you're sick, you get treated -- rich, poor, no difference.
Like a lot of people, I've been without (diabetes) meds for more than a year and a half because I can't afford the doctor visits or the lab tests they insist on, even though I could scrape together the $$ for my meds at WalMart. But--no scrips, no meds. Right now, I have what I think is an infection of the cornea. But...a visit to an opthalmologist? Please! It might as well be a trip to the moon.
The No Sh*t Sherlock Foundation presents us with another groundbreaking set of findings. (Man, they sponsor a lot of research.)
Had a med check today myself. "What if I lose health insurance?" was one of the agenda items, although at this point I don't think it's an immediate risk.
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Date: 2009-04-21 03:59 am (UTC)Morons.
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Date: 2009-04-21 04:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-21 11:58 am (UTC)Let's see: Eat for the next month, or get a medical checkup. Don't make me choose!!
Apparently folks have forgotten that major health care (as opposed to self-diagnosis and treatment at your favorite herbal shelf) is a luxury item. Soon more of us will be reminded that fresh fruit and vegetables are luxury items, and then it will be new items of any kind. I'm personally wondering how close we'll get to being a third-world country before it turns around, because minimum-wage workers at WalMart and DisneyWorld can't support the sort of governmental spending we need in order to avoid that fate.
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Date: 2009-04-21 12:20 pm (UTC)Like a lot of people, I've been without (diabetes) meds for more than a year and a half because I can't afford the doctor visits or the lab tests they insist on, even though I could scrape together the $$ for my meds at WalMart. But--no scrips, no meds. Right now, I have what I think is an infection of the cornea. But...a visit to an opthalmologist? Please! It might as well be a trip to the moon.
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Date: 2009-04-21 04:49 pm (UTC)"Look at me! Look at me! I'm so ticked off that I'm moulting!"
I've actually had more health care done this year than ever before, but I was in an accident.
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Date: 2009-04-21 05:04 pm (UTC)Had a med check today myself. "What if I lose health insurance?" was one of the agenda items, although at this point I don't think it's an immediate risk.
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Date: 2009-04-21 11:32 pm (UTC)In our next news story: Are Cookies Delicious? The answer ... may surprise you. *knowing nod*