Reply #25: The System Is Deliberately Confusing...

[KharmaTrain]

My experience comes from working with my father's medical practice in his last years. He was an old GP who hung on...practiced for 60 years and saw his ability to diagnose and treat patients diminish over the years. How we had to justify almost every claim...and how the insurance companies got more and more into playing god...telling doctors how to treat patients, reward thse who played along and made life hell for those who tried to question.

I also go from my own experience of not being able to afford health insurance at one point in my life and living on the edge constantly...worried what I'd do if one of my young children became seriously ill. Or for many years, we took substandard coverage...the most minimal coverage that would surely have plunged us into major debt had we needed any serious care.

While I've read a lot about Sicko, I haven't seen it yet...I avoid the Cineplex on the weekends and opening week. I hope to catch it in the next couple days. From what I've read about the movie and heard Michael Moore speak, it will open your eyes...and mine as well. Hopefully it's a good launching pad on a discussion that's long overdue.

If you see the movie, let's compare notes down the road and hopefully we both get a better understanding of our screwed up healthcare system.

Cheers...