As a nurse with a current license, I feel it is my obligation to keep my readers informed of the latest health care issues. As you may or may not be aware, National Healthcare has been a topic of discussion for some time now. Hopefully, the following FAQs (provided again by the CWO, who has no medical background whatsoever) will clear a few things up for you.
National Healthcare (HillaryCare) Questions & Answers
Q. With national healthcare, how difficult will it be to choose the doctor I want?
A. Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents. Your insurer will provide you with a book listing all the participating doctors. The doctors basically fall into two categories—those who are no longer accepting new patients, and those who will see you but are no longer participating in the program. But don't worry, the remaining doctor who is accepting new patients has an office just a half-day's drive away and a diploma from a third world country.
Q. Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification?
A. No. Only those you need.
Q. Can I get coverage for my preexisting conditions?
A. Certainly, as long as they don't require any treatment.
Q. What happens if I want to try alternative forms of medicine?
A. You'll need to find alternative forms of payment.
Q. My pharmacy plan only covers generic drugs, but I need the name brand. I tried the generic medication, but it gave me a stomachache. What should I do?
A. Poke yourself in the eye.
Q. What if I'm away from home and I get sick?
A. You really shouldn't do that.
Q. I think I need to see a specialist, but my doctor insists he can handle my problem. Can a general practitioner really perform a heart transplant right in his office?
A. Hard to say, but considering that all you're risking is the $10 co-payment, there's no harm in giving it a shot.
Q. Who came up with this national health care thing?
A. Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Larry of the Three Stooges who discovered that a patient could be made to forget the pain in his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eye.
Q. Will health care be different in the next century?
A. No, but if you call right now, you might get an appointment by then.
Flo
5 comments:
You just had to go and be funny again, didn't you?
Flo, that's richer than three feet up a bull's ass. I'm linking it in my blog!
You snuck that one in after I ran my trot line y'day! It's a definite keeper!
Good Job.
Love the Q & A's!
BTW, responded to you on my blog - there IS one name that is recurrent, but the feline has to prove his 'worthiness' of the name - Mike has had over a dozen cats over the years named "Ralph" - a 'Ralph-kitty' must be orange & white; male, of course; and prove his mental acumen {or lack thereof} ..................... ;-)
Well said.
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