Socialized medicine

[Wayne Renardson]

One day LaRae W mentioned:

LW> I have never seen  the sort of treatment we ALL received 
there any where in the US before. 

There is one place this used to be the case. On a US military base. I 
served 4 years in the US military as a medic. When someone 
presented at the ER (where I spent way too much time), we asked, 
if it was not obvious,  "What can we do for you?"  As you well 
know, in civilian hospitals you are now asked, "Who is your 
insurance carrier?"  

I saw then the problems with socialized medicine..it does not get 
more socialized than the US military. I have also seen the net result 
from my days on the fire department (which was far more medical 
than fire) of our present medicine-for-profit system. A huge percent 
of our transports to the ER were people with no insurance or access 
to medical care. They called 911 because that was their only chance 
to receive medical care. Years back Vanderbilt Hospital opened up 
another emergency room since so many people relied upon the ER 
for primary care. Such are the realities. 

Glad to hear things are going so well for you and Michael. Tell 
Mike I am, as we speak, putting out another noxious cigarette
in the skull and bones ashtray you guys donated to me. Naughty 
boy....


Wayne Renardson