Luddly Neddite
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I've written about the really excellent and inexpensive emergency care I got in Brussels so won't again. But, in 2010, I had a total knee replacement here in the US. Without going into details, because it would take a long time, I probably could have sued and won. As it was, I demanded my doctor discharge me before the incompetent staff succeeded in killing me. When I looked on line, I found that the hosp is known for poor care.
Yesterday morning, I had surgery in a different hospital, different city. The care I've had is absolutely first rate, partly because its a major, regional medical center with trauma and burn units.
I've made a point of making idle conversation with various staff about ObamaCare. I did find one who didn't seem to be happy but she didn't really say. Not surprising because staff really aren't supposed to proselytize. I tried to not state my own opinion until I had a feel for theirs.
One young man is in college to become a physical therapist. He delivered one of my meals. He told me his mother had worked in the kitchen for umpty-zillion years and that he and his family are very relieved he can stay on their policy which is, of course, one of her benefits.
One of the nurses is getting married and her fiance is working and going to college as well. He will go on her policy and she will pay more in premiums - and again, that's a big relief for them.
An older gentleman who came and got me with a wheelchair has worked there since 1981 and gets health care insurance as a benefit. His family has been covered all that time. Obviously, that job is as high as he'll go and he probably has little or no education.
No one said that the medical center was cutting hours or pay or benefits and two specifically mentioned that benefits were increasing because the hospital is saving money with ObamaCare.
Not a scientific sampling, to be sure but, should any of those people not be able to continue to get health care coverage?
Yesterday morning, I had surgery in a different hospital, different city. The care I've had is absolutely first rate, partly because its a major, regional medical center with trauma and burn units.
I've made a point of making idle conversation with various staff about ObamaCare. I did find one who didn't seem to be happy but she didn't really say. Not surprising because staff really aren't supposed to proselytize. I tried to not state my own opinion until I had a feel for theirs.
One young man is in college to become a physical therapist. He delivered one of my meals. He told me his mother had worked in the kitchen for umpty-zillion years and that he and his family are very relieved he can stay on their policy which is, of course, one of her benefits.
One of the nurses is getting married and her fiance is working and going to college as well. He will go on her policy and she will pay more in premiums - and again, that's a big relief for them.
An older gentleman who came and got me with a wheelchair has worked there since 1981 and gets health care insurance as a benefit. His family has been covered all that time. Obviously, that job is as high as he'll go and he probably has little or no education.
No one said that the medical center was cutting hours or pay or benefits and two specifically mentioned that benefits were increasing because the hospital is saving money with ObamaCare.
Not a scientific sampling, to be sure but, should any of those people not be able to continue to get health care coverage?
