Comments on: A Tale of Two Voters http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/2007/07/19/a-tale-of-two-voters/ Issues that matter and resources for white collar workers of any profession or employment status. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: followthemoney http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/2007/07/19/a-tale-of-two-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-29435 followthemoney Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:44:21 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/2007/07/19/a-tale-of-two-voters/#comment-29435 Hello Marie, Anyone who tries to get more than their fair share of proctoscope examinations and hospital time has to be mentally ill. Let's include mental health benefits under a universal health care plan and treat those problems too. Hello Marie,

Anyone who tries to get more than their fair share of proctoscope examinations and hospital time has to be mentally ill. Let’s include mental health benefits under a universal health care plan and treat those problems too.

]]> By: marie http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/2007/07/19/a-tale-of-two-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-28998 marie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:21:31 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/2007/07/19/a-tale-of-two-voters/#comment-28998 I agree that healthcare should NOT be tied to a person's employment. I've known too many people lose their jobs and take a "bad" job (and pssibly ruining their health) just because it had health insurance. But in the same vein, I know how people can abuse the system. I did a brief stint in the Healthcare field. ER visits for the common cold/maybe the flu were common. Week long hospital stays because "I'm dizzy." After all, they had insurance, right. And these were from people working IN the healthcare field. I'm all for universal health coverage, but there need to be some safegaurds put in place before it's enacted. I agree that healthcare should NOT be tied to a person’s employment. I’ve known too many people lose their jobs and take a “bad” job (and pssibly ruining their health) just because it had health insurance.

But in the same vein, I know how people can abuse the system. I did a brief stint in the Healthcare field. ER visits for the common cold/maybe the flu were common. Week long hospital stays because “I’m dizzy.” After all, they had insurance, right. And these were from people working IN the healthcare field.

I’m all for universal health coverage, but there need to be some safegaurds put in place before it’s enacted.

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