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PriceDoc: Bringing healthcare to the public

CD — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:32:38 +0000

So how many of you guys here in the U.S. don’t have insurance? Well, I recently came across a site called PriceDoc.com. So what is PriceDoc.com? The best way I can describe it is like Priceline.com but PriceDoc.com is strictly for healthcare procedures. So going to the doctor without insurance can be a nightmare and well PriceDoc.com isn’t an insurance company what it does provide you is an alternative and cheaper way to access all kinds of healthcare procedures. Such as:

Dental
Medical
Vision
Cosmetic
Mental Health
Weight Loss

How does it work?

Go to PriceDoc.com and click on the procedure you want. Enter you city/zip code and look at/compare what comes up in the search results. What you can do next is:

Get a coupon for the procedure
Request price to get a “cash price” for the procedure
Make an offer which you can use to pay less sort of like an auction, what will you be willing to pay

So don’t go to a doctor’s office directly. It’s sort of like why you should never book a hotel directly from the hotel! Why, because you can always find a cheaper rate online or through a travel agent!

Facts about healthcare in America

The United States is the only industrialized country in the world without a universal health insurance system.
There are four times as many health care lobbyists in Washington as there are members of Congress.
Eighteen thousand people die each year because they are uninsured.
Half of all bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. Three-quarters of those filings are people with health insurance.

So if you used this service, write a comment or heard about it, write a comment! I have not used the service but I have heard good things about it. If I should lose my job or if I want something that isn’t covered by my insurance company, my first option will mostly likely be PriceDoc.com.

U.S. support and involvement in Haiti

CD — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:03:35 +0000

This will be a very interesting topic to discuss further. Many Americans have no clue as to the American government’s involvement in Haiti ohhh since 1910 give or take a few years. We must ask ourselves the question, why is Haiti such a poor country? The answer is that the U.S. government had a lot to do with why Haiti is such in a horrible position. Also, what role has the CIA played in Haiti.

The below video points out that the Israeli’s who came from half way around the world have already set up field hospitals with modern equipment and surgery rooms. But the yes, has not. Hummm why is that? We will look into this in future post.

Obama Sells Out To Pharmaceutical Companies

CD — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:40:59 +0000

Interesting report done by CNN….wow isn’t that amazing. A report from Barbra O’Brien stated that to win its support for health care reform, the Obama Administration has promised that any reform legislation will ban the government from negotiating lower drug prices. So Big Pharma can charge whatever it wants for patented drugs. In return, the pharmaceuticals soon will begin a $150 million advertising campaign on behalf of reform.

Healthcare companies buying off Congressmen: Healthcare Reform

CD — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:51:50 +0000

A must watch about Healthcare companies, Republicans and Democrats trying to destroy the Public Option of Healthcare. Don’t believe them!

PBS pointed out that the health and insurance industries are spending more than a million, 400 thousand dollars a day, just to destroy the “public option” – the truly non-profit, wieldy, round-up and not round-down, government, from helping you pay your medical bills with about a billionth of the recklessness with which it is still paying Halliburton and its spinoffs to kill your kids. And much of this money is going to, and through, Republicans. But that’s the real point tonight.
Not all of it is going through Republicans…

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Hospitals Increasingly Deport Sick Immigrants

CD — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:48:09 +0000

The New York Times reports US hospitals are increasingly deporting seriously injured or ill immigrants who cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance. The hospitals often conduct the deportations on their own, without assistance from US immigration authorities. Some immigrant rights advocates describe the procedure as a kind of international patient dumping. Dr. Steven Larson of the University of Pennsylvania said, “Repatriation is pretty much a death sentence in some of these cases. I’ve seen patients bundled onto the plane and out of the country, and once that person is out of sight, he’s out of mind.” At least one private company, MexCare, can be hired to handle deportations for hospitals.

HR 676 Universal Healthcare: Don’t Stop Believin’

CD — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:21:41 +0000

From the 35percenters here is another informative video.

HR 676 Universal Healthcare: Don’t Stop Believin’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqhpQvsKgw[/youtube]

Dennis Kucinich ‘08

Other post on health care include my posts on how the national health care plan of Japan is structured. If you want to see how other countries are doing it check it out!

Health Care in the U.S: Watch Michael Moore’s Sicko

CD — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:51:17 +0000

I just watched this film and it was a very emotional film. This is a MUST see for everyone who does or does not have health care. Moore points out a lot of good points about our goverment and the insurance companies. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield is just one of the many insurance companies that are mentioned in this film.

Here is part of Sicko. Watch Sicko! Do you have any stories about health care? What is your opinion of the below clip?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdI7ITUnxE[/youtube]

President Bush: The State of Empty Promises

CD — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:07:34 +0000

This year the President will speak once again to the American public on how much he is committed to social and economical development. Last year he boldly announced in his speech about developing alternative fuel from switchgrass and other sources. Well here we are in 2007 and no research or developments have been made in that area. The President is full of lies and empty promises. He is all talk and no action when it comes down to providing and enhancing middle and lower class Americans.

So, when he speaks tonight on how much he plans to do in terms on energy, social and economic developments, I would say “Mr. Bush, what exactly have you done for us in those areas. Did you not say the same thing last year and the year before that….?”

A report done by Jennifer Parker of ABC News found out the following on the empty promises of President Bush .

Promise Not Kept:

Making Bush’s First-Term Tax Cuts Permanent
Passing the Line-Item Veto
Guest Worker Program
Affordable Health Care
Medical Liability Reform Legislation
Baby Boomers Commission
Make the Research and Development Tax Credit Permanent
Pass Legislation to Ban Human Cloning
Switch Grass and Other Fuel Technologies
End Waiting Lists for AIDS Medicines in America

Now in all fairness he has made progress in the areas of hybrid car research and new technology for zero emission plants. It’s good that the Americans are investing hybrid car technology. But, in all honestly, we are far behind the Japanese in that area. The Japanese are at least 10 years ahead of American companies like Ford and GM with being able to produce efficient hybrid automobiles. One only needs to take a look at why Toyota and Honda are the best selling. Soon, Ford and GM will no longer be able to compete with better cars made from Japan.

In any event, I think we can be assured that the domestic issues that Mr. Bush is set to talk about tonight will be nothing more than a qwaking duck.

Safe drinking water for the third world

CD — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:23:59 +0000

Access to safe drinking water is key to the livelihood of millions of people living in rural areas in the third world. The lack of a clean water facility not only affects the health of the family but also brings secondary affects along with it. For example, contaminated water has proven to slow income growth of families who drink it as oppose to families who have accessibility to safe drinking water.

UNICEF is one of the many organizations who provide economic and technical assistance to the third world. A reported done by UNICEF in 2003 indicated that only 41 percent of the country had access to proper bathroom facilities. Currently, UNICEF is working with the Vietnamese government to provide the proper water infrastructures to the poorest rural communities. Historically, the northern part of Vietnam has been the poorest compared to the south. A project which was recently completed, provided a clean water facility in Dai Phac village. Steve Nettleton of UNICEF “Dai Phac Commune takes water from a natural spring, purifies it and then pumps safe water directly to villagers’ homes. The system has made a dramatic improvement in the lives of people…”

Bringing awareness of the disadvantages that the people of the third world are faced with on a daily basis is a goal of mine. Please visit this link on how you can make a difference to the millions of people who live in poverty.

Democrats Complete 100 Hours Agenda

CD — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:30:12 +0000

It is amazing what one can do when going to work five days a week and putting legislations on the floor that will benefit middle class Americans and our national security interest. In the blitz that the democrats have coined the “First 100 hours,” the democrats have managed to do what the Republicans could not do nor care to do in 42 hours and 15 minutes.

Passed:

Implement 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Increase Minimum Wage
Expand Stem Cell Research
Negotiate lower Rx drug cost
Cute interest rate on student loans
End oil Subsidies and invest in renewal energy

This is an amazing accomplishment and a fulfillment of the democrat’s promises. Now it is up to Senate which is expected to be a tougher battle due to the close margin of a majority between democrats and republicans.