Oregon is always headed the wrong way pushed by big government liberals who want complete government control and big taxes. You only have to look at the democratic legislature who finds new ways to tax citizens every year without calling them taxes. No surprise a voter revolt is coming to Oregon.
You seem not to have understood what Glendora was saying. If you continue to have your way, what you and the rest of us will be paying corporations for healthcare and the less we will be getting in return says you have sold out to corporate interests. We are the people, and the government we elect to serve our best interests, should represent us, not corporate interests.
Gregg Heacock-Thank you. The question once posed, "What kind of country is the United States?
Benjamin Franklin responded, "A republic...if you can keep it!"
Even though a republic was the belief of our founding fathers, it has developed into a "democracy" as more and more politicians say that the people's desires are the reason for their political positions. And so, "We The People" is what makes us an evolving "democracy."
Although, in the 21st century, the political landscape has created conditions for politicians taking positions contrary to their constituents on particular subject matters, including impeachment, gun control, and abortion. These positions have returned us to the spirit of being a "republic."
A "republic" is a system of electing representatives who can act independently based on their personal beliefs, conscience, etc., to do what they feel is right.
GBrown-Thanks for your response. I respectfully recommend you read my colleague's, Tam Moore, article entitled, "Oregon's flawed Property Tax System is a Choice."
I too have been medically compromised by our worsening medical delivery system. The difference is that I worked in Healthcare for 40 years.
I could explain what has taken place over the last 50 years from a political and economic perspective. It doesn't matter. Any restructuring of the reimbursement goes back to the same core of profitability. How is the profit divided.
In our medical system, access is controlled by the insurance industry, which are investment corporations, part of the banking system. Actuarial science using highly specific probability mathematics with large database access, can predict how to structure reimbursement for maximum profitability.
This is inescapable in our capitalist system. It determines every aspect of our lives.
The acceptance of this structure, by the people, as a necessity, for medical services to continue, is delusional.
Within this system we are not really just consumers. We are commodities. Profitability comes from how much medical care we need. This is why there are so many restrictions and rules about what qualifies a patient for what treatment, intervention, medication or surgery. This structure has become interwoven with a bureaucratic complexity which cannot be understood from the patient/provider viewpoint. This is Wall Street wrapped around every aspect of our physical lives and labor. However you refinance this structure, it remains the same. How much is anyone's life worth?
The SEIU and the state of Oregon colluded to put their members in the Kaiser healthcare system. Kaiser is Obamacare. My friends hours were cut and so she couldn't afford any upgrades to the insurance. She
Hello Judy-Thanks for your reply. I do not know the circumstances around SEIU and its specific health insurance contract policy to insure its employees with Kaiser healthcare system.
However, Kaiser is not Obamacare. Obamacare is the generic name for the federal government-sponsored healthcare plan known as the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The purpose of this enactment policy was designed to provide affordable health insurance coverage for all American citizens, and to protect health consumers from insurance gurus/companies' unfair & unjust practices driving out-of-pocket costs and low-value quality of care. The goals of this Act includes:
1. ensure accessible and affordable health insurance to more people
2. support innovative medical care delivery methods
3. lower healthcare costs
You can learn more about this policy at the following sites:
My friend was taken off her diabetes medication that was working for her. They discontinued her eye treatments that were working. She is now legally blind. She is still working but that won't last long. Keizer is paid by the state and they have used every cost cutting schemes they can. She was within weeks of having the bariatric surgery she needed but keizer refused to do her surgery. These steps were very important to get her diabetes under control and would have stopped a lot of the problems associated with her diabetes. That's a fact. It may be the cheapest insurance but it is also the worst. People need to have a choice of which insurance that best suits their needs. She can't afford the upgrades to her insurance that would have better served her needs.
Thanks, Judy, for sharing your story. I do understand the circumstances and the health issues affecting your friend. I am sorry to hear about her struggles. These kinds of person-centered care situations result in poor quality of care health outcomes.
These are reasons why achieving a comprehensive single-payer healthcare system is essential. Changing the current system around how we deliver, finance, manage and distribute health care services can prevent such unfortunate outcomes as experienced by your friend.
The single-payer system will address low-value quality services by eliminating private insurance plans' profit-driven policies and practices. The health benefits of such a healthcare coverage plan will outweigh the overall costs. And it will address other root causes that contribute to poor health care outcomes. The expectation from this transformation of our current system is that it will improve all Oregonians' medical health needs and health status.
In-kind,
Glendora Claybrooks, Ph. D. Candidate, MHA, GCPM, NCMA
Oregon is always headed the wrong way pushed by big government liberals who want complete government control and big taxes. You only have to look at the democratic legislature who finds new ways to tax citizens every year without calling them taxes. No surprise a voter revolt is coming to Oregon.
You seem not to have understood what Glendora was saying. If you continue to have your way, what you and the rest of us will be paying corporations for healthcare and the less we will be getting in return says you have sold out to corporate interests. We are the people, and the government we elect to serve our best interests, should represent us, not corporate interests.
Gregg Heacock-Thank you. The question once posed, "What kind of country is the United States?
Benjamin Franklin responded, "A republic...if you can keep it!"
Even though a republic was the belief of our founding fathers, it has developed into a "democracy" as more and more politicians say that the people's desires are the reason for their political positions. And so, "We The People" is what makes us an evolving "democracy."
Although, in the 21st century, the political landscape has created conditions for politicians taking positions contrary to their constituents on particular subject matters, including impeachment, gun control, and abortion. These positions have returned us to the spirit of being a "republic."
A "republic" is a system of electing representatives who can act independently based on their personal beliefs, conscience, etc., to do what they feel is right.
In kind,
Glendora Claybrooks, Ph.D. Candidate, MHA, GCPM, NCMA
GBrown-Thanks for your response. I respectfully recommend you read my colleague's, Tam Moore, article entitled, "Oregon's flawed Property Tax System is a Choice."
https://theoregonway.substack.com/p/oregons-flawed-property-tax-system
In Kind,
Glendora Claybrooks, Ph.D. Candidate, MHA, GCPM, NCMA
I too have been medically compromised by our worsening medical delivery system. The difference is that I worked in Healthcare for 40 years.
I could explain what has taken place over the last 50 years from a political and economic perspective. It doesn't matter. Any restructuring of the reimbursement goes back to the same core of profitability. How is the profit divided.
In our medical system, access is controlled by the insurance industry, which are investment corporations, part of the banking system. Actuarial science using highly specific probability mathematics with large database access, can predict how to structure reimbursement for maximum profitability.
This is inescapable in our capitalist system. It determines every aspect of our lives.
The acceptance of this structure, by the people, as a necessity, for medical services to continue, is delusional.
Within this system we are not really just consumers. We are commodities. Profitability comes from how much medical care we need. This is why there are so many restrictions and rules about what qualifies a patient for what treatment, intervention, medication or surgery. This structure has become interwoven with a bureaucratic complexity which cannot be understood from the patient/provider viewpoint. This is Wall Street wrapped around every aspect of our physical lives and labor. However you refinance this structure, it remains the same. How much is anyone's life worth?
Check their credit score.
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The SEIU and the state of Oregon colluded to put their members in the Kaiser healthcare system. Kaiser is Obamacare. My friends hours were cut and so she couldn't afford any upgrades to the insurance. She
Hello Judy-Thanks for your reply. I do not know the circumstances around SEIU and its specific health insurance contract policy to insure its employees with Kaiser healthcare system.
However, Kaiser is not Obamacare. Obamacare is the generic name for the federal government-sponsored healthcare plan known as the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The purpose of this enactment policy was designed to provide affordable health insurance coverage for all American citizens, and to protect health consumers from insurance gurus/companies' unfair & unjust practices driving out-of-pocket costs and low-value quality of care. The goals of this Act includes:
1. ensure accessible and affordable health insurance to more people
2. support innovative medical care delivery methods
3. lower healthcare costs
You can learn more about this policy at the following sites:
https.//www.healthline.com
healthcare.gov
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com
In kind,
Glendora Claybrooks, Ph.D. Candidate, MHA, GCPM, NCMA
My friend was taken off her diabetes medication that was working for her. They discontinued her eye treatments that were working. She is now legally blind. She is still working but that won't last long. Keizer is paid by the state and they have used every cost cutting schemes they can. She was within weeks of having the bariatric surgery she needed but keizer refused to do her surgery. These steps were very important to get her diabetes under control and would have stopped a lot of the problems associated with her diabetes. That's a fact. It may be the cheapest insurance but it is also the worst. People need to have a choice of which insurance that best suits their needs. She can't afford the upgrades to her insurance that would have better served her needs.
Thanks, Judy, for sharing your story. I do understand the circumstances and the health issues affecting your friend. I am sorry to hear about her struggles. These kinds of person-centered care situations result in poor quality of care health outcomes.
These are reasons why achieving a comprehensive single-payer healthcare system is essential. Changing the current system around how we deliver, finance, manage and distribute health care services can prevent such unfortunate outcomes as experienced by your friend.
The single-payer system will address low-value quality services by eliminating private insurance plans' profit-driven policies and practices. The health benefits of such a healthcare coverage plan will outweigh the overall costs. And it will address other root causes that contribute to poor health care outcomes. The expectation from this transformation of our current system is that it will improve all Oregonians' medical health needs and health status.
In-kind,
Glendora Claybrooks, Ph. D. Candidate, MHA, GCPM, NCMA