Honnête et Sérieux

Honnête et Sérieux

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  1. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medical bankruptcy has not been eliminated in UHC countries. My insurer is not-for-profit. No shareholder to please. The gov't, however, is not at all concerned with responsible financial behavior....

  2. The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A single-payer program is not a competitive program. I hardly see how this can be considered Obama's plan. And again, my insurance company is not-for-profit. How many times does it need to be

  3. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's tough to argue against that, but in order for this to have any relevance, it requires unsupportable assumptions about a gov't payer plan, so I repeat;...

  4. The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here's an idea. If the gov't can do such a great job at providing health care, then let them get into the business of taking care of sick people instead of just telling everyone else how to do it, and...

  5. UPMC St. Margaret RN Program

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to samantha10-10's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I attended St. Maggie's SON. Of course, it was 'some time' ago, and I hardly expect that any of the instructors from my day are still there. But let me say this; the group of instructors I 'endured'...

  6. UPMC MERCY: graduates, current students, & august 2009 students

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Molly08's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I did not attend Mercy, but I attended another UPMC School and took the tuition incentive. Your personal situation would be the best determinant of whether or not it is 'worth it.' I don't know how...

  7. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For this reason alone, this is a disaster, not to mention unethical; "Private health insurers shall be prohibited under this act from selling coverage that duplicates the benefits of the USNHI...

  8. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work for a non-profit hospital, but they don't insure me. My insurance company insures me, and they are non-profit as well. I don't know how non-profit equates to a 'socialized institution.' A...

  9. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Compromise seems to be off the table. We already have a socialized system. The problem with it is that this example of gov't run health care SUCKS...so much so that some physicians opt out, citing...

  10. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You can't guarantee that. What you can't guarantee is that anyone can be motivated to run these companies successfully as you'd like to "guarantee" for whatever money you think is acceptable. And...

  11. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'd rather not pay for either, but the non-profit organization through which I am insured INSURES me, and I don't have any evidence that they zip around in private jets munching on caviar. I DO know...

  12. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is nothing in my statement that either directly or indirectly says that. No it doesn't. Sure it is, but that isn't what I did, and I'm offended that you would falsely imply that I said...

  13. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You said, "You discount antectdotal evidence sited which contradicts yours..." implying I used anecdotal examples. I understand what you are saying now, but it appears originally you were implying...

  14. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I may not be sure what you are referring to; which anecdotal examples did I use? I'm sure that there are 'millions' who find a system where they benefit by the hard labor of others to be what works...

  15. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    These fears, I believe, are spot on. The problem in the US is that the very political types who advocate for UHC also generally oppose tort reform. This is why I've said in the past (possibly in other...

  16. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The info is out there for all to see. I'm not campaigning to be like Singapore. Someone challenged me to share what I would believe to be an acceptable alternative; I pointed out Singapore, a UHC...

  17. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Likely a legitimate concern, but exercising our litigious tendencies in a UHC system would make it collapse more quickly than it would just trying to cover 300,000,000 Americans. The reality is that...

  18. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    first, i need to point out that these outdated and proven-to-be-poorly formulated rankings are based on indicators that have nothing to do with healthcare. second, the rankings you shared are the...

  19. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is actually untrue. In this forum, maybe even this thread, there are other Canadians who talk about being sent to the US to receive treatment not available in Canada. Additionally, I've already...

  20. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I find it completely disingenuous that people are criticizing the poster who used google in the same manner as was challenged in the post quoted above. Obviously someone was trying to make a point...

  21. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How else are we supposed to take people's words here? Not much out there in google to support your descriptor for Sicko. It definitely isn't a docudrama, either. Moore admits that Sicko was the use...

  22. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One would think that simply because it was a universal system, it would speak for itself, given the seeming blanket approval for "all things UHC." If you explain what makes a health system good, UHC...

  23. The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The gov't cannot guarantee healthcare. They can't even guarantee a much simpler scheme; Social Security, and they admitted it on my last social security statement, saying that current collections...

  24. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A socialized system doesn't change that. It's just in a socialized system, the beancounters are now gov't employees who also want to use the money to study mosquito farts and get post offices named...

  25. 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    Honnête et Sérieux replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When I've mentioned my insurance, it's because someone referred to my insurance or made incorrect statements about private insurance. And my insurance doesn't just cover me, it covers thousands of...