Political Games

I try to refrain from politics and the games politicians play but there is one topic that I am interested in – healthcare.

Honestly, I don’t see what the idea behind ‘universal healthcare’ is. Currently the United States has medicare/medicaid for those who make under a certian amount or have a disability that significantly impedes employment.

The idea of medicaid and medicare is good but the reality is that it isn’t good at all. Medicare is better than Medicaid but both require you to go to the approved doctors. If you want to see a specialist and they don’t take Medicaid/Medicare you will have to pay out of pocket. Most legitimate doctors don’t accept it because the medical reimbursement is so low.

Anyway, its screwed up and now the politicians who have no real life knowledge of these programs want to institute a universal healthcare plan. That is just bad.

While the idea is good the reality is it’s not.

If it happens private insurance will still exist and those that don’t have private insurance will be under universal healthcare. You will have to get governmental approval for anything – which may take months. Established doctors will stay with private insurance companies and new doctors trying to gain experience will be left to take care of the others.

I pay out of pocket to see a neurologist. I only see him to get my prescriptions refilled. I am considered a ‘cash’ patient. For my first visit I payed over 300 dollars and follow up visits are around half that. There isn’t anything I can do. I can either pay and get my medicine that helps me or I don’t and not be able to function like I currently do.

I am not trying to say poor me but I just wish it wasn’t like it is.

While the future is unknown I hope someone tries to fix the current situation before implementing a new one.