tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post629554904252549246..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Marriage and Health Care CostsMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-75859226741776429532008-10-06T17:49:00.000-04:002008-10-06T17:49:00.000-04:00Generic medications are a great way to keep your p...Generic medications are a great way to keep your prescription drug costs down. I’ve seen ads on TV for Caduet. It has two ingredients. One is Amlodipine and the other is Atorvastatin. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 tablets of Amlodipine for $9 and 30 tablets of Simvastatin for $9. I’ll bet they are charging more than $18 for this new drug! The unthinking public is going to pressure their doctors into giving them something just because it’s new, when something old or generic would do the job for cheaper.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745063098617886577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-11307135716828052702008-08-15T16:45:00.000-04:002008-08-15T16:45:00.000-04:00The State of Healthcare - It is what it is because...The State of Healthcare - It is what it is because of all the people who feel they are worth an MRI every time they have a headache, or who decide to get pregnant in their 40's and want every available known form of "help" getting pregnant, then give birth to a preemie who needs millions of dollars of care to make it to 6 months of age.<BR/><BR/>No one wants to pay for this, but everyone wants to have it available to them. <BR/><BR/>There is even a blog about a couple, she has CF is in dire need of a double lung transplant and guess what, she gets pregnant. People are insane and in serious need of psychological care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-55504908677652167142008-08-14T10:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:18:00.000-04:00In America the Healthcare Industry is in shambles ...In America the Healthcare Industry is in shambles and we all know that, but I do not see any instant changes anytime soon even with an upcoming election. Just not feasible in this country with such a disparity between the views of the two parties. While the tug of war continues, more people suffer, its very sad.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390467531035203538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-49867049592197347522008-08-14T09:32:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:32:00.000-04:00This is why Kucinich should have won.This is why Kucinich should have won.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183913673383167624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-39075127369606503552008-08-14T03:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T03:18:00.000-04:00We have free government health care here in Austra...We have free government health care here in Australia AND the government doesn't spend any more as a share of GDP than the US does (taxes are higher as our government runs a surplus instead of a deficit). People are encouraged to get private insurance to lower the burden on the public system through tax incentives. But private insurance is very cheap by US standards.<BR/><BR/>I'm still puzzled how we manage to combine a small government sector and free health care here, but the US can't do it.mOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-30368212446969065822008-08-13T19:45:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:45:00.000-04:00The state of our health care is disgraceful... Too...The state of our health care is disgraceful... Too many people are uninsured because they simply can't afford it and eat and have a place to live at the same time. Even those who do have insurance receive nasty surprises - and huge bills! - when they actually need to use the insurance they've paid premiums on for years, if not decades...<BR/><BR/>And don't get me started on the pitiful state of public education.<BR/><BR/>All this while the gap between the obscenely wealthy and the rest of us ("upper middle class" to middle class to working poor to poverty) grows exponentially - seemingly daily - now that the economy is apparently imploding.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if we, as a country and as a people, will ever get our priorities straight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-48776713400844631762008-08-13T15:27:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:27:00.000-04:00In Canada, we don't have to worry about costs too ...In Canada, we don't have to worry about costs too much provided the care is a drug or other therapy that is covered. Unfortunately, in our system, some of the newer drugs take an incredibly long time to be approved. The other thing we worry about is the long, long waiting lists. On the whole, it's a better system but as the boomers get older and older it's getting more and more expensive to care for them with fewer and fewer taxpayers. There is no easy solution, but prevention and choosing healthy lifestyles will certainly help. When that isn't enough, hopefully the system will take care of us.Gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346291121406806271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-3442747329321533882008-08-13T13:51:00.000-04:002008-08-13T13:51:00.000-04:00I worked in transplant for quite awhile - and divo...I worked in transplant for quite awhile - and divorce is something we suggested on the sly so that pts could get Medicaid. Even if they could afford the transplant with just Medicare for example, we reminded them that at that time anti-reject liver transplant drugs cost $16k a year out of pocket.<BR/><BR/>Divorce was also considered if there was a chronically ill child who was denied on the parents' group health insurance plan due to pre-existing conditions.<BR/><BR/>Couples would divorce, then stay "married" in all appearances. I hope social programs don't investigate.<BR/><BR/>The article's couple is another example of people who do the "right thing" are the ones to get screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com