Comments on: The uninsured: A "Trojan Horse" of the health care debate http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/uninsured-trojan-horse-of-health-care.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/uninsured-trojan-horse-of-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-73992 Anonymous Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/the-uninsured-a-trojan-horse-of-the-health-care-debate.html#comment-73992 My community (according to public records) has over 40,000 people with no health insurance. Two large clinic associations essentially control regional health care, and neither has accepted new Medicaid, MediCare, and uninsured patients for at least three years. We have one very small health care center designed for those in need, and it stopped even taking a waiting list for appointments two years ago.<br/><br/>There but for the grace of God, you know? Change is necessary whether you want to see it or not. My community (according to public records) has over 40,000 people with no health insurance. Two large clinic associations essentially control regional health care, and neither has accepted new Medicaid, MediCare, and uninsured patients for at least three years. We have one very small health care center designed for those in need, and it stopped even taking a waiting list for appointments two years ago.

There but for the grace of God, you know? Change is necessary whether you want to see it or not.

]]> By: shadowfax http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/uninsured-trojan-horse-of-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-73990 shadowfax Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/the-uninsured-a-trojan-horse-of-the-health-care-debate.html#comment-73990 And most people who own houses are happy with their house, too. Which is nice but irrelevant if you happen to be homeless. If the US had 50 million homeless citizens, it would be a crisis. So thanks for trying but don't quit your day job. And most people who own houses are happy with their house, too. Which is nice but irrelevant if you happen to be homeless. If the US had 50 million homeless citizens, it would be a crisis. So thanks for trying but don’t quit your day job.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/uninsured-trojan-horse-of-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-73979 Anonymous Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/the-uninsured-a-trojan-horse-of-the-health-care-debate.html#comment-73979 The author of this poll is hardly objective and unbiased, considering who he works for. I personally don't know of many people with such a rosy view of their health insurance or experiences of receiving adequate treatment with it. Sorry-- The author of this poll is hardly objective and unbiased, considering who he works for. I personally don’t know of many people with such a rosy view of their health insurance or experiences of receiving adequate treatment with it. Sorry–

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/uninsured-trojan-horse-of-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-73976 Anonymous Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/the-uninsured-a-trojan-horse-of-the-health-care-debate.html#comment-73976 The people who complain the loudest about the health insurance system and state of medicine are physicians. But now it seems you guys don't want to change it. The people who complain the loudest about the health insurance system and state of medicine are physicians. But now it seems you guys don’t want to change it.

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