I'm Back (at least for now)
As I explained to some of you who wrote by e-mail, my 90 year old mother is failing fast. In and out of the hospital and various nursing facilities then in and out of the hospital again and again and nursing facilities, etc. She and my sister live over 3 hours away and since my sister still works...the tasks of finding facilities and talking to doctors, nurses, caregivers, social workers, etc has taken up much of my time.
I hope this is the first of many days when I can post. But based on my experiences, I'll simply say...
OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN...THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MEDICARE BENIFIT FOR SENIORS REALLY DID NOTHING...DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKERS AGREE.
FOR PROFIT COMPANIES SUCH AS INSURERS AND DRUG COMPANIES RULE ALL AND DICTATE WHAT HAPPENS TO SICK PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR (THE COMPANIES) BOTTOM LINE RATHER THAN WHAT IS BEST FOR THE PATIENT. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKERS I'VE HAD CONTACT WITH AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT.
Let us hope the Bush administration and this Congress really do the work of the people and start fixing it instead of consistently bending to the will of the for profit medical community.
7:44:44 AM 
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