An Open Letter On Health Care - TBD2024-03-29T15:24:39Zhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/an-open-letter-on-health-care-2?commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A248833&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNow here is another radical p…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2500752009-08-15T10:30:15.364ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
Now here is another radical proposal. What about an insurance outfit that is in fact a non-profit? Operating on a percentage of it's overall budget that is reflective of a high degree of efficiency, and that is codified in it's charter as an operational requirement?<br />
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Using that as the criteria, I'll bet the private sector could provide a large portion of the solution. It would be an interesting experiment, especially if it worked,<br />
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right up until it was bought out by the industry and turned…
Now here is another radical proposal. What about an insurance outfit that is in fact a non-profit? Operating on a percentage of it's overall budget that is reflective of a high degree of efficiency, and that is codified in it's charter as an operational requirement?<br />
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Using that as the criteria, I'll bet the private sector could provide a large portion of the solution. It would be an interesting experiment, especially if it worked,<br />
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right up until it was bought out by the industry and turned upside down . . . I love pecan pie. Ya know, I'…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2500642009-08-15T10:20:10.106ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
I love pecan pie. Ya know, I've never had it with vanilla ice cream, I bet that would be delicious.
I love pecan pie. Ya know, I've never had it with vanilla ice cream, I bet that would be delicious. Oh, um, yeah-know, I think yo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2500532009-08-15T10:09:00.975ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
Oh, um, yeah-know, I think you have something there . . .<br />
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Unless of course they're <b>NOT</b><br />
Unless they're an example of<br />
<b>SABOTAGE</b><br />
of our American system of governance and mom's apple pie . . . hee-hee.
Oh, um, yeah-know, I think you have something there . . .<br />
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Unless of course they're <b>NOT</b><br />
Unless they're an example of<br />
<b>SABOTAGE</b><br />
of our American system of governance and mom's apple pie . . . hee-hee. No one thought the reference…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2496262009-08-15T03:40:06.045ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
No one thought the reference to the <i>do nothing lobby</i> was in the least humorous? Jeez.<br />
<i>Repelicans . . .</i><br />
they just can't take a joke.
No one thought the reference to the <i>do nothing lobby</i> was in the least humorous? Jeez.<br />
<i>Repelicans . . .</i><br />
they just can't take a joke. that's just fucked up.tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2489142009-08-15T01:27:51.415ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
that's just fucked up.
that's just fucked up. Really no different than what…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2489082009-08-15T01:27:00.232ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
<i>Really no different than what she is no calling death squads and evil.</i><br />
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Exactly.<br />
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And yet, there are those among us without conscience, who will sell anything, so long as it seems profitable. The problem, I think, is that <b>there are too many of them, and their tools of persuasion are overwhelming . . .</b>
<i>Really no different than what she is no calling death squads and evil.</i><br />
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Exactly.<br />
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And yet, there are those among us without conscience, who will sell anything, so long as it seems profitable. The problem, I think, is that <b>there are too many of them, and their tools of persuasion are overwhelming . . .</b> She is just another GOP hypoc…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2488332009-08-15T01:15:20.810ZDaniel Blattenbauerhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/DanielBlattenbauer
She is just another GOP hypocrite among many such as the "family values" group who have been caught in extramarital relationships. So called Conservatives who will use taxpayer money to visit their mistress on another continent. She fits in well.
She is just another GOP hypocrite among many such as the "family values" group who have been caught in extramarital relationships. So called Conservatives who will use taxpayer money to visit their mistress on another continent. She fits in well. ZenDog
If you remember Palin…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-15:1991841:Comment:2485482009-08-15T00:37:56.875ZBullhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Bull
ZenDog<br />
If you remember Palin was first for then against the bridges to nowhere. Perhaps yopu would be interested in what she proclaimed as Governor of Alaska just over a year ago, as to what health care should mean to end of life discussions.<br />
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<i>WHEREAS, Healthcare Decisions Day is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions, related to end of life care and medical decision-making whenever patients are unable to speak for themselves and to encourage…</i>
ZenDog<br />
If you remember Palin was first for then against the bridges to nowhere. Perhaps yopu would be interested in what she proclaimed as Governor of Alaska just over a year ago, as to what health care should mean to end of life discussions.<br />
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<i>WHEREAS, Healthcare Decisions Day is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions, related to end of life care and medical decision-making whenever patients are unable to speak for themselves and to encourage the specific use of advance directives to communicate these important healthcare decisions. WHEREAS, in Alaska, Alaska Statute 13.52 provides the specifics of the advance directives law and offers a model form for patient use.<br />
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WHEREAS, it is estimated that only about 20 percent of people in Alaska have executed an advance directive. Moreover, it is estimated that less than 50 percent of severely or terminally ill patients have an advance directive.<br />
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WHEREAS, it is likely that a significant reason for these low percentages is that there is both a lack of knowledge and considerable confusion in the public about Advance Directives.<br />
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WHEREAS, one of the principal goals of Healthcare Decisions Day is to encourage hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, and hospices to participate in a statewide effort to provide clear and consistent information to the public about advance directives, as well as to encourage medical professionals and lawyers to volunteer their time and efforts to improve public knowledge and increase the number of Alaska’s citizens with advance directives.<br />
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WHEREAS, the Foundation for End of Life Care in Juneau, Alaska, and other organizations throughout the United States have endorsed this event and are committed to educating the public about the importance of discussing healthcare choices and executing advance directives.<br />
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WHEREAS, as a result of April 16, 2008, being recognized as Healthcare Decisions Day in Alaska, more citizens will have conversations about their healthcare decisions; more citizens will execute advance directives to make their wishes known; and fewer families and healthcare providers will have to struggle with making difficult healthcare decisions in the absence of guidance from the patient.<br />
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sarah Palin, Governor of the state of Alaska, do hereby proclaim April 16, 2008, as:<br />
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Healthcare Decisions Day in Alaska, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.<br />
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Dated: April 16, 2008</i><br />
Really no different than what she is no calling death squads and evil. LoL!tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-14:1991841:Comment:2482692009-08-14T23:37:39.904ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
LoL!
LoL! You guys don't want to keep t…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-08-14:1991841:Comment:2478112009-08-14T21:19:29.978ZZenDoghttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/ZenDog
You guys don't want to keep this on the front page? But why not?
You guys don't want to keep this on the front page? But why not?