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| | Health Care Reform
Hi All-
I just thought it would be interesting to see everyone's thoughts on the health care reform since it was passed by the House today (220-215). Good idea  , bad idea  , or undecided  , and why you feel this way?
I am interested in everyone's thoughts regarding this, if you care to share.
Thanks!
~JJ
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Nov 07, 2009, 11:22 PM
Re: Health Care Reform
Moved to the Social & Health Care Coverage Activism forum.
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Nov 07, 2009, 11:32 PM
Re: Health Care Reform
I think it is a small step forward for us as a country and is in line with Provision 1 of the ANA's Nursing Code of Ethics:
" The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems."
However, the devil is in the details. If it ever does come to fruition, this is going to cost a lot. Like electrification, roads, bridges, research, planes, tanks, bombs and soldiers cost a lot. Hopefully we won't screw up the implementation and make the system worse and make providing health care even more difficult than it is now.
The most fortunate among us will end up paying some more to help out the least fortunate. It is hoped that in return for this cost, we will all be strengthened.
In the end, we will end up with the health care system we deserve.
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Nov 08, 2009, 12:57 AM
Updated
Nov 08, 2009 at 10:31 AM by HM2VikingRN
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Nov 08, 2009, 03:20 AM
Re: Health Care Reform Originally Posted by HM2VikingRN Its only 96 years too late....
Ironic that it will only cover 96% of Americans. Who's gonna decide who WON'T be covered in a rationed system? All this and there will still be uncovered AMERICANS.
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Nov 08, 2009, 06:58 AM
Re: Health Care Reform
To be completely honest with you all I am afraid. I am this way because I do not know EXACTLY
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Nov 11, 2009, 11:07 AM
Re: Health Care Reform Originally Posted by tewdles I also think we need reform. I do not agree that capitalism should be the driving force behind healthcare delivery.
Capitalism is evil. When other people do it anyways. CEO's that make buisness their lives for years and years and eventually get into a position where they're single handedly responsible for keeping an entire corporation afloat, who's responsible for the well being of each and every employee as well as customer....and actually getting rewarded for it? Eeh-vil. Beyond evil, Greedy. You who work 40 hours a week so you can afford 300 channels of television, laptop computers, air condition, nice houses, private vehicles....That's well, it's certainly not capitalism. That's just you scraping by. Anyone who doesn't believe healthcare should be motivated by capitalism is a hypocrite, or at least the majority. I'm assuming because you're posting on this forum that you're in the nursing field, and that you were blessed with the education, the skills, and the knowhow to make a difference in the world. You're perfectly able to take capitalism out of your own practice, lower your standard of living to those of priests in the middle ages, and devote your volunteering and promoting the existence of free medical facilities. There's no shortage of those who believe as you do, so it shouldn't be difficult to recruit medical professionals of all specialties to your cause.
But of course, thats not what you mean at all. What you really believe is that you should still recieve your ample wages for your 40 hours a week so you can afford the luxuries you've become accustomed to, but others should be condemned for the same actions.
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Nov 11, 2009, 11:14 AM
Re: Health Care Reform Originally Posted by SilentMind Capitalism is evil. When other people do it anyways. CEO's that make buisness their lives for years and years and eventually get into a position where they're single handedly responsible for keeping an entire corporation afloat, who's responsible for the well being of each and every employee as well as customer....and actually getting rewarded for it? Eeh-vil. Beyond evil, Greedy. You who work 40 hours a week so you can afford 300 channels of television, laptop computers, air condition, nice houses, private vehicles....That's well, it's certainly not capitalism. That's just you scraping by. Anyone who doesn't believe healthcare should be motivated by capitalism is a hypocrite, or at least the majority. I'm assuming because you're posting on this forum that you're in the nursing field, and that you were blessed with the education, the skills, and the knowhow to make a difference in the world. You're perfectly able to take capitalism out of your own practice, lower your standard of living to those of priests in the middle ages, and devote your volunteering and promoting the existence of free medical facilities. There's no shortage of those who believe as you do, so it shouldn't be difficult to recruit medical professionals of all specialties to your cause.
But of course, thats not what you mean at all. What you really believe is that you should still recieve your ample wages for your 40 hours a week so you can afford the luxuries you've become accustomed to, but others should be condemned for the same actions.
Actually, that is not what I believe at all...nope, not even close.
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