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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The bottom line is we all need healthcare, it is not a service we can do without, which puts us at a disadvantage when negotiating the price of health care services a health insurance company's goal...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "I dont need to watch moores film to understand that there are problems, I allready know that. I also know that socialism is and always has been a failure to freedom of the masses and a success to...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "My big question is: if he had never made Fahrenheit 911, would some of you be more willing to see Sicko?" What could anyone have against Fahrenheit 911 -check out how the film facts match up to the...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What's to debate? Facts are
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There's an organization in your state -I don't know anything about them but here's the website. I tend to think that getting involved at the state level will be more effective than at the federal...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    good one
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dr Gupta looked very sheepish (although still very pretty). I bet he's not used to being wrong. Hopefully it will make him think before he "reports" the next time. Perhaps he might even join the fight...
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    Should the US Adopt mandatory sick and vacation policies?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    perhaps if we had universal health care, employers would be able to divert the funding of health insurance to more paid sick and vacation time making healthier, happier, more productive employees....
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    Illinois - Circumcision Protest

    UKRNinUSA replied to mvanz9999's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    because MD's can be reimbursed for it - and people have been hoodwinked into believing that it's a good thing because of this. I have read that it has an adverse effect on sensation on the nether...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I saw the CNN interview with MM. What a lovely job he did with Wolf Blitzer and Sanjay Gupta (who annoyed me very much with his flighty nursing shortage coverage a few years ago). I loved how he kept...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have been thinkng about this a lot. Is universal health care possible in this country? It seems that the country has more of an individualistic ideology rather than a collectivist ideology i.e."...
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    alli ~ diet pill

    UKRNinUSA replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    used it in the past and wouldn't use it again because you can never tell if gas is just
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yeh,yeh,yeh but what do you think about the
  14. UKRNinUSA

    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I like the John Edwards approach to healthcare. I heard him talking about it on the Tom Hartman radio show the other day. It caters to the free market crowd in that Medicare will be offered to the...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    unfortunately it has deteriorated into a progressive versus conservative
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's nice to see some
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    When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    UKRNinUSA replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Wages have nothing to do with which system nurses work in, they have to do with supply, demand, cost of living and the strength of those negotiating the wage." Well said
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    Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think your real problem is with anyone criticizing the US system. And your method of pointing-the-finger serves to distract from the real issues. "Well it can't be true, because he/she said it and...
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    Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it does not invalidate her criticism. Facts are
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "RN's in the US, one of the rare countries with a mixed system, make more than RN's in any other country in the world that uses a universal system." There is no evidence in your statement that there...
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    Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "With the enormous respect due to a woman who has done great things for children, I find it ironic that she criticizes the system that has made her the millionaire that she is today." There you go...
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    show me the direct cause and effect between universal health coverage and lower salaries for
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    a salary cut is not guaranteed. You are scaremongering; there is nothing to fear except fear
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why can't we have universal health care so we can all get a break. Everyone gets coverage at a lower cost to the individual. I was wondering how much it would cost per month for a single payor system...
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    UKRNinUSA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if I pay $500 more a year in taxes, do I still have to pay my monthly health insurance premiums ($350/month), my deductible and copays ($5000+ so far this year). This is not