Jesus was opposed to people having health care if they couldn’t afford it. That’s why he only helped the wealthy Lepers with their own personally financed medical coverage. It even says so in the bible.
“Whoever here demanded universal healthcare needs to come with me for a guided tour through California”
I took my tour of Los Angeles County Community Hospital. I sat in the waiting room with a crushed hand. I was taken to a room to see a orthopaedic surgeon. Then I was told that the operations I needed would cost me $40,000 out of my own pocket because, as a 22 year old part time college student and part time employee, I could not get my own coverage and my father couldn’t carry me on his. That $40,000 would not even cover my hospital visit or the years of rehab I would need after the surgery. Nor would it cover my anaesthesia for the surgery, or the X-rays before and after. Needless to say I now have a hand without the use of two digits. Luckily it was my left hand and I’m right handed. You can still see where the bone came through the back of my hand. You can also see the two large lumps where the bones have fused into their useless state.
I’ve been told that I can have my hand re-broken and re-set with pins. This procedure would include grinding the hardened mass in the middle of my hand down to reduce the large lumps. The Doctors say I may even regain some use of the digits. However my current insurance will not cover this procedure because the harden mass of useless bone is pre-existing. Since it’s not life threatening it’s considered cosmetic and or elective.
Now I’m living in Florida, with health care insurance through my full time employer. I went through much of the same ordeal with a gallbladder surgery. I have gastroparesis and biliary colic. One can be controlled with a low fiber diet. The other with a high fiber diet. My insurance company stated my gallbladder surgery for the biliary colic was elective because it can be controlled by diet. However that diet directly conflicts with the diet that controls my gastroparesis. So according to my insurance company I should maintian a low/high fiber diet to control both medical problems and take a bunch of pills. I finally found a gastroenterologist that wrote a letter of medical necessity to the insurance company and my surgery was approved. I had my gallbladder removed. It took me five years of hospital visits, 5 years of taking medications that screwed with my digestion and appetite, 5 years of Doctor’s visits, and 6 visits to the emergency room after collapsing from severe dehydration due to vomiting before I could have some relief.
Nah we have no need for health care reform.
