Posted by Barbara D. on April 15, 1999 at 09:27:29:
In Reply to: HOW YA LIKE THIS........ posted by Joanne on April 14, 1999 at 18:56:57:
Guess I'm one of the few old enough to remember the "good old days" of Blue Cross/Blue Shield when you went to the doc/hosp - they filed all the forms and you paid a little difference a few months later. No hassle, no probs with the "right" doc. Ahaaaa rememberance!
I agree HMOs/PPOs suck. The bad part with mine is that I can't even change because of these damn HAs (also my husband had a stroke). So they just raise the premiums and pay less and tell the doctor how to treat me.
I've lived in Europe and health care there is a lot more simple than ours. The military has "socialized" med. If you don't like what they do, you write your Congressman and then you get what you want.
But health care is about like a Flat Tax - Congress would screw it up before they got the bill written. What do they care - they have access to the BEST health care available and I'll bet they don't pay a damn cent for it!!!
bob - maybe the voodoo doll is the answer!
Hugs BD