tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post7321296483422776722..comments2023-12-21T06:43:44.756+00:00Comments on Elderwomanblog: Setting the Record Straight about Health CareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-78934010648821078802009-09-22T09:40:52.112+01:002009-09-22T09:40:52.112+01:00Oh YES! I am astonished at the current U.S. trend ...Oh YES! I am astonished at the current U.S. trend AWAY from Universal Healthcare Options! It's positively absurd! Everyone ... or nearly so, it seems, is entrenched in a knee-jerk reaction against "SOCIALISM" (OMG! Socialism! Hitler! Eeek!) Clearly our history classes have not ben adequate, and have confused the issue ... or have they? The very ones screaming NAY are of my own Peri Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-66307351212270716622009-09-10T05:08:36.851+01:002009-09-10T05:08:36.851+01:00I have been pondering just how well the British he...I have been pondering just how well the British health care system works. I doubted critical stories. I am relieved to read your opinion and will be happy to put a link to your blog on mine.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-53894935545358332642009-09-08T16:54:25.969+01:002009-09-08T16:54:25.969+01:00Hi Marian,
Please excuse my rude interruption of ...Hi Marian,<br /><br />Please excuse my rude interruption of your discussion on health, but it's for a good reason. I'm delighted to pass on the Kreativ Blogger Award to you. You'll see what I'm talking about if you have a look here: http://www.sallylever.co.uk/2009/09/08/kreativ-blogger-award/<br /><br />Kind regards, SallySally Leverhttp://www.sallylever.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-51017640897565728812009-09-01T16:26:47.491+01:002009-09-01T16:26:47.491+01:00I am disheartened that we may have no meaningful a...I am disheartened that we may have no meaningful action on national health insurance. The fear-mongering and half-truths disseminated by the insurance companies and big Pharma have led the public to believe we are better off with the status quo. Health insurance should be non-profit and available to all, as a basic human right.Michele Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-75189833757205405892009-08-27T12:23:32.046+01:002009-08-27T12:23:32.046+01:00Thank you for saying this so well. I have had many...Thank you for saying this so well. I have had many British coworkers who, after living in the States for a few years, returned to the UK because of the health benefits. <br /><br />It really upsets me to see people in my country getting angry over the fact that my government is trying to HELP them by providing insurance. Now that we have lost my esteemed Senator, Ted Kennedy, who battled his katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177977094835269643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-59700824954373524232009-08-23T23:14:26.341+01:002009-08-23T23:14:26.341+01:00Hi I suppose one of many questions the US needs to...Hi I suppose one of many questions the US needs to ask itself. Do I want a Health Service for everyone that is not exclusive only to the people who can afford it? <br /><br />I agree the NHS is not perfect. These imperfections are partly due to the number of patients it serves every week. <br /><br />Ultimately that's the principle of universal health care, it's for everyone and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-3538421478348252172009-08-22T21:47:15.278+01:002009-08-22T21:47:15.278+01:00I'm a fellow blogger supporting Ronni's &q...I'm a fellow blogger supporting Ronni's "Day."<br /><br />Thanks for your fine post. It's astonishing to me that so many Americans fear the type of health care system you enjoy. I doubt that there's a chance we'll get reform that even approaches it, but I do hope we get something that improves on what we have now.Cynthia Friedlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678323220024869277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-79641925947562654522009-08-21T07:54:05.083+01:002009-08-21T07:54:05.083+01:00Damn straight! Nye Bevan must be spinning in his g...Damn straight! Nye Bevan must be spinning in his grave.Tesshttp://www.anchormast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-20807170970027364072009-08-21T01:43:23.419+01:002009-08-21T01:43:23.419+01:00Thank you so much for helping to refute the lies b...Thank you so much for helping to refute the lies being spread by the insurance companies about the evils of the health care systems in other countries. <br /><br />I don't think any system could be much worse than our fractured mess.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-35604439715954752022009-08-21T00:57:26.114+01:002009-08-21T00:57:26.114+01:00I appreciate you telling what health care is like ...I appreciate you telling what health care is like in the UK. You have insight that most of us Americans do not have.<br /><br />I found you via Ronni blog.MissDazeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016106662830199895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-86532432887627921002009-08-20T21:18:08.922+01:002009-08-20T21:18:08.922+01:00Amen to that! I keep on wondering why so much of t...Amen to that! I keep on wondering why so much of the talk is negative about national health programs, when, as you say, the public wouldn't turn back. Yes, each system could improve and many have experienced changes that are not always good. But, they do still work, don't they?lilaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834341657842966966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-28984775235940004562009-08-20T19:34:21.708+01:002009-08-20T19:34:21.708+01:00Hi Marian! Although I have never had the pleasure...Hi Marian! Although I have never had the pleasure of visiting your country, friends of mine have reported the same opinion of your national health care system. My fervent hope and wish is that wiser heads prevail here and we can join your country in a rational approach, if not perfect, to universal health care.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095084531476354872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-39112721794352936522009-08-20T16:28:21.039+01:002009-08-20T16:28:21.039+01:00Thanks for posting this. The extreme bizarre belie...Thanks for posting this. The extreme bizarre beliefs around health care reform in the US are truly shocking. How can folks be this weird? I hope we can arrive at some positive change in the US health care system, which needs a lot of positive change.<br /><br />I hope that Ronni Bennett's elderblogger campaign through Time Goes By has positive impact.Gaea Yudronhttp://sagesplay.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-3222018997511600702009-08-20T14:25:43.026+01:002009-08-20T14:25:43.026+01:00Thanks so much for this post, Marian! The view o...Thanks so much for this post, Marian! The view of the USA from abroad must be frightening. Sometimes the level of the discussion in the media makes me wish I lived in Europe again!Alexandra Grabbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290396567494638238noreply@blogger.com