tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286850597195008478.post7899673810607839523..comments2023-04-13T08:59:43.896-04:00Comments on Scenes From a Broken Hand: Health Care: Building a Mastadon Out of Spare Crocodile Parts, When What We Need is a PonyAndrew Ordoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16777077962983909449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286850597195008478.post-86889143134152839552009-07-24T12:21:25.493-04:002009-07-24T12:21:25.493-04:00Good point, Sandy. And keep in mind, I'm not s...Good point, Sandy. And keep in mind, I'm not saying single payer is wrong, myself. I just have no faith we're ever going to see it here, given our peculiar politics. So I was just trying to brainstorm how else we could be attacking this issue.<br /><br />So the question is, if the bottom and top work--how do we get at the big middle in a way that isn't employer dependent--or in a way Andrew Ordoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777077962983909449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286850597195008478.post-50223898325048859812009-07-23T22:26:44.912-04:002009-07-23T22:26:44.912-04:00"those of us with families or chronic conditi..."those of us with families or chronic conditions or whatever can hope for good policies from our employers"<br /><br />That's the problem, right there, because that's what we've already *got*, and it sucks. Hope? Really? Do you have any idea how many people fall into this category? As a person with a congenital problem that makes it impossible for me to buy an individual Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286850597195008478.post-41850984229344953022009-07-23T21:02:02.109-04:002009-07-23T21:02:02.109-04:00I like it, especially the nurse idea
(In the ob/g...I like it, especially the nurse idea<br /><br />(In the ob/gyn world, as you may know, there are medical practices built around nurse-practitioners and midwives, and doctors are only called in for emergencies.)<br /><br />If you want more feedback and opinionated ranting, I will link to this on my FB page--with your permission.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414314552479220304noreply@blogger.com