Reply #6: You are right. [View All]

[Jamastiene]

If you think about it, the entire system is fubar. They also have this system directly out of doctor school (whatever they call it) where they send them to do internships in 24 hours shifts and 12 hours shifts. I mean they expect them to work for 24 hours straight. WTF? I don't want some doctor that is half asleep getting me mixed up with the person who is supposed to get their finger amputated for some reason. I'd be devastated without my fingers. I need 'em all. Imagine how hard it would be to type without my fingers. I'd need to write translator software to cypher my words. I mean seriously depending on which finger Sir Needs A Snooze took, my words would come out missing the letter that finger would normally type. It'd look like crap. I'd never be able to communicate again as I've already forgotten how to speak. <tongue in cheek>

But seriously,

You are right about the coverage too. Even with coverage, you still gotta pay out the wazoo and the old joke about an arm and a leg would be an understatement using today's standards. They are liable to take a kidney, a chunk of liver, a lung, and an eye while they are at it.

I have always wanted to form some sort of Red Cross liason where people agree to give blood on a routine scheduled basis in trade for health care. They always want people's blood and it seems like a fair trade. I bet they'd laugh me outta there though. It would be a good idea if they'd give it a chance. People used to be able to give blood for money years ago.