'What is it?' - The Sunday Morn. Riddle/question. Like 'Name that object', but unique..
Feb 21, 2018 08:54:14 #
Happishark wrote:
It's true some antidepressants, as well as some sedatives and hypnotics, can cause
violent impulses in patients who had none previously. There needs to be more responsible prescribing of these meds and more careful monitoring of patients who start taking them. (And don't get me started on big Pharma.) But you missed my point, to wit: the answer is not allowing some government functionary access to our medical records. That would be dangerously reckless and manifestly unconstitutional.
violent impulses in patients who had none previously. There needs to be more responsible prescribing of these meds and more careful monitoring of patients who start taking them. (And don't get me started on big Pharma.) But you missed my point, to wit: the answer is not allowing some government functionary access to our medical records. That would be dangerously reckless and manifestly unconstitutional.
Patient: Doctor, I need some drugs.
Doctor: Fine, I'll get you some and you can move into the controlled living spaces for a couple of weeks until we see how you react to those drugs.
Feb 21, 2018 09:42:20 #
S. Maturin wrote:
Patient: Doctor, I need some drugs.
Doctor: Fine, I'll get you some and you can move into the controlled living spaces for a couple of weeks until we see how you react to those drugs.
Doctor: Fine, I'll get you some and you can move into the controlled living spaces for a couple of weeks until we see how you react to those drugs.
Sounds good to me, but we'd have to open up a whole lot more controlled living space beds, and find a way for people to afford them. Maybe we could work out some kind of deal with addiction treatment facilities. Oh, wait--they don't have nearly enough beds as it is. What to do, what to do...
Feb 21, 2018 09:57:53 #
Happishark wrote:
Sounds good to me, but we'd have to open up a whole lot more controlled living space beds, and find a way for people to afford them. Maybe we could work out some kind of deal with addiction treatment facilities. Oh, wait--they don't have nearly enough beds as it is. What to do, what to do...
No, the expense would be covered by diverting some of the $140BILLION waste in Medicare/Medicaid administration to this program. Once we find the thieves and get our money back, that is. No problem, right?
Feb 21, 2018 11:30:43 #
S. Maturin wrote:
No, the expense would be covered by diverting some of the $140BILLION waste in Medicare/Medicaid administration to this program. Once we find the thieves and get our money back, that is. No problem, right?
As long as diverting the waste doesn't mean raising the copays to a point where people who are already struggling to decide whether to buy food or pay the rent this month can't afford health care.
Feb 21, 2018 11:34:24 #
Happishark wrote:
As long as diverting the waste doesn't mean raising the copays to a point where people who are already struggling to decide whether to buy food or pay the rent this month can't afford health care.
Why should diverting the waste from the ADMINISTRATION raise premiums & deductibles?
Feb 21, 2018 22:16:56 #
bggamers
Loc: georgia
Happishark wrote:
It's true some antidepressants, as well as some sedatives and hypnotics, can cause
violent impulses in patients who had none previously. There needs to be more responsible prescribing of these meds and more careful monitoring of patients who start taking them. (And don't get me started on big Pharma.) But you missed my point, to wit: the answer is not allowing some government functionary access to our medical records. That would be dangerously reckless and manifestly unconstitutional.
violent impulses in patients who had none previously. There needs to be more responsible prescribing of these meds and more careful monitoring of patients who start taking them. (And don't get me started on big Pharma.) But you missed my point, to wit: the answer is not allowing some government functionary access to our medical records. That would be dangerously reckless and manifestly unconstitutional.
I dont want the data base to be available for all eye but just to pop up during a back ground check as an alert to gun sellers that this person may not purshase fire arms reason is none of their business it simply states no they cannt
Feb 21, 2018 22:44:27 #
S. Maturin wrote:
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I made it pretty clear my "criticism of 'zealots'" applies to both conservatives and liberals.
And if you count liberals as a group that "wants to destroy liberty, freedom, and thus this country,"* then you announce yourself as one of the haters who can't or won't see that there are a whole lot of loyal Americans on either side of the political divide.
* If that's not what you meant, I apologize for misinterpreting your statement.
Feb 22, 2018 10:21:38 #
Happishark wrote:
I made it pretty clear my "criticism of 'zealots'" applies to both conservatives and liberals.
And if you count liberals as a group that "wants to destroy liberty, freedom, and thus this country,"* then you announce yourself as one of the haters who can't or won't see that there are a whole lot of loyal Americans on either side of the political divide.
* If that's not what you meant, I apologize for misinterpreting your statement.
And if you count liberals as a group that "wants to destroy liberty, freedom, and thus this country,"* then you announce yourself as one of the haters who can't or won't see that there are a whole lot of loyal Americans on either side of the political divide.
* If that's not what you meant, I apologize for misinterpreting your statement.
"haters"?
Too harsh for comment.
Feb 22, 2018 11:41:54 #
S. Maturin wrote:
No, the expense would be covered by diverting some of the $140BILLION waste in Medicare/Medicaid administration to this program. Once we find the thieves and get our money back, that is. No problem, right?
Actually, I believe that, for some obscure reason, Medicare doesn't want to find fraud. Two years ago when I received my yearly Medicare notice of benefits, there was a charge on it. I had not been to the doctor for anything in the previous two years so it wasn't my expense. I tried for several hours to report it and there is no way to report fraud. I gave up.
Semper Fi
Feb 22, 2018 13:06:27 #
GmanTerry wrote:
Actually, I believe that, for some obscure reason, Medicare doesn't want to find fraud. Two years ago when I received my yearly Medicare notice of benefits, there was a charge on it. I had not been to the doctor for anything in the previous two years so it wasn't my expense. I tried for several hours to report it and there is no way to report fraud. I gave up.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
Classic.
BIG government only means colossal fraud and extremely poor service.
Parkland serves as the 'indicator' of that with the bungling FBI... VA Hospital Administration serve as an example of that with the veterans. Then there's that awesomely lie-built Obamacare!
We Americans have been so screwed by the BIG government socialism-leaning movement!
Feb 23, 2018 16:17:30 #
S. Maturin wrote:
Classic.
BIG government only means colossal fraud and extremely poor service.
Parkland serves as the 'indicator' of that with the bungling FBI... VA Hospital Administration serve as an example of that with the veterans. Then there's that awesomely lie-built Obamacare!
We Americans have been so screwed by the BIG government socialism-leaning movement!
BIG government only means colossal fraud and extremely poor service.
Parkland serves as the 'indicator' of that with the bungling FBI... VA Hospital Administration serve as an example of that with the veterans. Then there's that awesomely lie-built Obamacare!
We Americans have been so screwed by the BIG government socialism-leaning movement!
How much money, do you suppose, we could save if the government actually tried to stop Medicare fraud? The cheap first step would be an email address where people could report it. It's not their money so they don't care. Three cheers for lazy, indifferent government.
Semper Fi
Feb 24, 2018 10:13:56 #
GmanTerry wrote:
How much money, do you suppose, we could save if the government actually tried to stop Medicare fraud? The cheap first step would be an email address where people could report it. It's not their money so they don't care. Three cheers for lazy, indifferent government.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
Since the greasy politicians found a way to fleece the hard-working, honest, workers, they have liberally helped themselves.
FRAUD SQUAD... that's what we need.
As for the savings if the FRAUD SQUAD could be unleashed, I'd guess trillions of USD. Enough to begin paying down some of Obama's stupid debt doubling.
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