tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post491798647168019820..comments2024-03-12T14:37:44.752-05:00Comments on This D*mn House: Speak Up About New GuidelinesNVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833093597689579655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-82259161840391617292009-11-24T20:48:49.308-06:002009-11-24T20:48:49.308-06:00Alright, ladies! You've all rallied to the bat...Alright, ladies! You've all rallied to the battle cry. Go forward and keep making noise.NVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833093597689579655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-82945356147157302532009-11-23T06:18:00.568-06:002009-11-23T06:18:00.568-06:00Did someone say this was one way to cut medical co...Did someone say this was one way to cut medical costs, which is another way of saying denying access to health care? I believe so, and the poor who could never afford this on their own will be the first victims.sewwhat?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18246534182902872168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-58861849901413006562009-11-22T09:58:26.862-06:002009-11-22T09:58:26.862-06:00I TOTALLY agree. THEY MATTER! My oldest niece was ...I TOTALLY agree. THEY MATTER! My oldest niece was diagnosed with breast cancer before her 40th birthday. She didn't KNOW she was at risk because her FATHER (who didn't know, either) was the BRCA gene carrier. Her paternal grandmother (now near her 90's) never had it, though several other of the grandmother's family members did. Unfortunately, they were of the generation where talking about it was taboo. It was only after my niece was diagnosed & they started really delving into the medical pasts of other family members that they realized the pattern. Both of my other nieces were then tested, 1 carries the gene, 1 doesn't.Kate Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656507183082068083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-75240778321631103272009-11-22T09:25:07.794-06:002009-11-22T09:25:07.794-06:00I was floored - I know two young females who are b...I was floored - I know two young females who are battling for their lives right now. One has breast cancer stage 4, just turned 40 and the other has cervical cancer stage 4, she is only 30. Give me a break. I swear they are tying to kill us.<br /><br />I can't even wrap my head around how these women are stage 4 at this point after battling for almost 2 years now. How in the hell did this happen. <br /><br />MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-28351571049088963682009-11-20T16:00:28.138-06:002009-11-20T16:00:28.138-06:00Jan
No, they have no consciences. Mind boggling....Jan<br /><br />No, they have no consciences. Mind boggling.<br /><br />By stomach meds, do you mean acid reflux stuff? Prevacid is off patent as of about a week ago and has just gone OTC, if that's useful to you.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-35903952489839813332009-11-20T11:06:09.368-06:002009-11-20T11:06:09.368-06:00Remember during the Clinton Admin. when insurance ...Remember during the Clinton Admin. when insurance companies wanted to send women home within 24 hrs of giving birth? A press conference from Clinton himself to say 'no way', quickly made the insurances companies drop that idea like a hot potato. I wonder if that will pop back up.<br /><br />I see company provided insurance making changes and requiring huge co pays for yearly exams or exams before the 40-50 yr mark.<br /><br />GM health plans recently quit paying for stomach meds because they determined stomach problems were self inflicted by eating spicey foods. The GM exec said 'we need to quit eating chili fries.'<br /><br />Why is it that insurance companies have no problem taking your money for years but when you suddenly need to use it it is unwarranted or a self inflicted condition?<br /><br />But then I guess all that is important is that insurance company execs get their bonuses. I recently saw a list of the the top execs and their bonuses and they get huge $$$. Don't these people have a conscience?Jan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200868370970054076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401894034548115444.post-58256132887386924362009-11-20T08:53:28.597-06:002009-11-20T08:53:28.597-06:00The good news is government health insurance is no...The good news is government health insurance is not changing its policy about mammograms.<br /><br />HHS Kathleen Sebelius landed on this like a ton of bricks.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com