Re: Town Hall Confrontation Re: Health Care ( or lack of it )
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Why shouldn't meetings with our elected officials be any different? I've attended many town hall meetings, state capital rallies and 2 in Washington.
What I see going on in some news channels and links posted here is
Fear mongering (or
scaremongering) is the use of
fear to influence the opinions and actions of others towards some specific end. The feared object or subject is sometimes exaggerated, and the pattern of fear mongering is usually one of
repetition, in order to continuously reinforce the intended effects of this tactic, sometimes in the form of a
vicious circle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_mongering
This father had legitimate concerns about disabled son with CP not receiving care under current government plan after getting info that he would not be covered ---falsehoods spread by those who don't want to see legislation passed. Tis very hard to keep your cool when someone right next to your podium starts screaming at you. Screaming is counterproductive as one tends to tune screamer out......only helpful in horror movies IMHO.
Those with disabilities & pre-existing conditions will actually have more protections under this bill as unable to deny these persons healthcare, especially when changing insurance plans.
In the 1960's my parents had Intercounty insurance, later merged with Blue Cross plan. They still have that coverage today as secondary plan to Medicare. In my area patients are being forced to join Medicare HMO's as retirement benefit, by state due to Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible along with "sales agents" making door to door visits unsolicited, signing patients up for "added vision coverage", not realizing Medicare HMO/Advantage plan will replace Medicare, not be secondary to Medicare.
I've had many patients be on 3 different Medicare plans in 3 months time!
We need to stop the revolving door of changing insurance plans as the paperwork and time I spend trying to get payment for homecare patients in Philadelphia is easily 8 hrs a week , just for those forced or coerced to change plans.
Retirees in my area are forced by their former employer into Medicare Advantage plans (
cause plan gets paid 10% MORE to manage patients care + drug benefit over traditional Medicare---squeaked through congress in 2006, less cost to employer). Now they can't see the doctor who's been treating them as Major Philly Teaching hospitals won't accept the plan!
Medicare homecare benefit provides the most service for patients overall, best reinbursement of all our payers and helps prevent hospitalzion/ SNF placement for truly homebound frail client. Aetna Medicare now has a $20.00/copay per day which most cannot afford, will refuse care and often are rehospitalized. They also deny patients care that other insurer's provide....
Don't be fooled: READ the legislation yourself:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...3200ih.txt.pdf 
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. Almost 25% of my pay goes to taxes just to be wasted (let the flaming begin) in some government program.
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