Comments on: National Health Care, Act 1 http://032a410.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=788 Blog Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jason Sigmon http://032a410.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=788&cpage=1#comment-65 jason Sigmon Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:21:57 +0000 http://032a410.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=788#comment-65 On your way back to your apartment, you notice a flashing neon sign "Approximate wait time 0 minutes". You are intrigued and look closer to see its another Doctor' office. You walk in and speak with the fine looking gentleman in a white coat sitting at the counter (no bulletproof glass). You ask him if this is a Doctors office and could you be seen today. He says "sure, how about right now." You are a little confused after your experience that day in line and proceed to ask this gentleman who the Doctor is? He replies, "well its me!" You are shocked and ask him where his staff is currently and he replies,"Your looking at the staff." You excitedly reply that you would love to be seen. He say "no problem, that will be $75 and I only except cash." You think for a moment about how the past few years you have been paying $500 per month for private health insurance, and along with the $50 copays for office visit. Now that you pay nothing for health insurance, paying this Doctor$75 to be seen right away is actually quite a bargain. You pay the Doctor and he promptly sees you in the exam room, efficiently diagnoses your problem and sends you on your merry way with a prescription and a note for work that day and the next. You tell all your friends about your experience and continue to see this wonderful Doctor now and then for your healthcare needs. Occasionally, you will walk by the office and see the neon sign wait time . It never is more than 15-20 minutes and you routinely see happy individuals leaving his clinic. "National health care"...Bring it on! On your way back to your apartment, you notice a flashing neon sign “Approximate wait time 0 minutes”. You are intrigued and look closer to see its another Doctor’ office. You walk in and speak with the fine looking gentleman in a white coat sitting at the counter (no bulletproof glass). You ask him if this is a Doctors office and could you be seen today. He says “sure, how about right now.” You are a little confused after your experience that day in line and proceed to ask this gentleman who the Doctor is? He replies, “well its me!” You are shocked and ask him where his staff is currently and he replies,”Your looking at the staff.” You excitedly reply that you would love to be seen. He say “no problem, that will be $75 and I only except cash.”
You think for a moment about how the past few years you have been paying $500 per month for private health insurance, and along with the $50 copays for office visit. Now that you pay nothing for health insurance, paying this Doctor$75 to be seen right away is actually quite a bargain.

You pay the Doctor and he promptly sees you in the exam room, efficiently diagnoses your problem and sends you on your merry way with a prescription and a note for work that day and the next. You tell all your friends about your experience and continue to see this wonderful Doctor now and then for your healthcare needs. Occasionally, you will walk by the office and see the neon sign wait time . It never is more than 15-20 minutes and you routinely see happy individuals leaving his clinic.

“National health care”…Bring it on!

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