I am sure Angie forgot the link too Phil.  

What I found interesting in the speech was the mention of the United States.  Did I miss something?  We don't have national health care yet, do we?  Or are our county health clinics, medicare and some of the different state programs for the poor, looked at as the same thing by other countries?

Jana

Phil, Keep doing your thing, keep doing your thing.

It's interesting she says "Regardless of how comprehensive any health care system might be, as a normal citizen you will always feel it’s not quite enough."

I couldn't agree more. It seems Health Care costs continues to rise while service and treatment options continue to fall. I don't know what the solution is, but it's just another issue placing a burden on us.

I am not sure I would start any comments speaking to the Health care issue with the mention of a bedside divorce to avoid paying the hospital bills. That may actually add to the reason we have some of the problems we do! Not that I am not sure I wouldn't do the same thing!

Desperate people do desperate acts Gary.  But I think this may have been a bit extreme.  Some of the policies of our medicare and in CA medical for reimbursement once the patient passes is just down right cruel.  

Jana

Not having comments on your blog just wouldn't be any fun at all!. I just had to comment Phil. Please don't block me or edit my freedom of speech.

Phil, it was just a dream, get over it. lol. We did get that cute little Ding Dong song though.

Jana if I apply your logic than I guess if I need money that anything is OK? Laws can be broken, rules can be changed. Who ends up paying the bill? Me and the rest of the paying health care people. I guess that you feel that is fair. If not, than you can not possibly condone such action. The system may be flawed but that doesn't mean you are allowed to abuse it because you will be ill effected. Fix the system and don't become the abuser. That certainly doesn't help.

Mary, this is a family show. Keep it clean. lol

I have never blocked anyone from my blog! Feel free to comment. Angie

Phil, I too tried to post a comment and found my remarks blocked. Oh, well. I really wanted to point out to Angie one of the reasons Europe was able to afford a health care plan is because the USA paid for the national defense. One can argue the points and dollars but in my view that is primary reason.

Of course, if there was NO insurance companies we could all afford to pay the same low rates they pay. If you are sick and go to the hospital the bill maybe $10,000. The insurance company pays them $2500 and calls it paid. If we could pay that amount to begin with, we wouldn't need an insurance company. It is one of the only businesses that continue to profit no matter what. They now own the heath care business thanks to lobbying in Washington.

Here in New Jersey, the politicans just passed a Family Leave bill that will add to our debt while just weeks prior they closed the State Parks that invite and encourage tourism. We are being led my idiots. And, I guess that makes me fully retarded.

Now, Phil aren't you sorry you didn't block this rant?

I have to look you cannot respond, this was my second post and I don't even know how to block someone on my blog. Maybe point2 can fix it.

Angie

Gregory,  I think you are right about our defense subsidy of Europe.  When we finally withdraw from there, I think they will have to face the music.  We subsidize many countries and I think it is time we began to retire the lion share of the support.

As for health care industry, it is a complicated issue.  I personally think that everyone should be responsible for their own, however it is naieve to think that,  as a large portion of the population doesn't take responsibility.

I don't believe in Health Insurance either, what a SCAM.  It is Insurance, after all,  goes without saying.

Aww Gary you know me better than that.  Two wrongs have never made a right.  But if people are doing such things as divorcing a spouse so that person is not strapped with bills, they can not afford, something is wrong with the system!  

Jana