Congress’ School Nurse

[Donnachaidh]

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/04/congress-school-nurse/

The United States Congress doesn’t generally believe in the idea of direct government-provided health care. One important exception is for veterans of the American armed forces. And another—less famously—is for members of congress themselves:

This fall while members of Congress toil in the U.S. Capitol, working to decide how or even whether to reform the country’s health care system, one floor below them an elaborate Navy medical clinic — described by those who have seen it as something akin to a modern community hospital — will be standing by, on-call and ready to provide Congress with some of the country’s best and most efficient government-run health care.

Formally called the Office of the Attending Physician, the clinic — and at least six satellite offices it supports — bills its mission as one of emergency preparedness and public health. Each day, it stands ready to handle medical emergencies, biological attacks and the occasional fainting tourist visiting Capitol Hill.

Officially, the office acknowledges these types of services, including providing physicals to Capitol police officers and offering flu shots to congressional staffers. But what is rarely discussed outside the halls of Congress is the office’s other role — providing a wealth of primary care medical services to senators, representatives and Supreme Court justices.

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[iwishiwas]

1. you mean they do not have to make an appointment at the community

clinic-maybe 4 plus weeks away? (if you are lucky) then be seen by whoever is on call (nurse, med student, if lucky you might get a doc).

[Angry Dragon]

2. They are just trying it out to see if this would work

in every business and community in the country
they do have our welfare in mind