On 01/19/10, Jeff Snyder quoted Janis Kracht: Re: Artificial pancreas.

JK> I sure know that's generally true :(  But I think this device will be
JK> approved by the medical community as soon as it's feasible, and then
JK> covered by insurance companies.  If someone like my daughter, who has no
JK> insurance needed it, then forget it.. I'm sure it wouldn't be affordable
JK> unless this country gets some kind of clinics set up for people :(


Boy, could I rant about that one! Until last year when my daughter began
working, we were spending, on average, about $350/mo. for her diabetic needs.
However, her employer offered health insurance, and her monthly premium is
so low compared to what we would normally spend, that it made perfect sense
for her to accept the plan. We save several hundred dollars a month now.

But concerning health care systems, let me just say this: It is a shame and
an embarrassment that the U.S.A. -- which claims to be the richest, and the
most powerful nation on Earth -- has such an ineffective, malfunctioning
health care system. The U.S. Government spends billions a year on its wars,
and on propping up friendly dictatorships and other governments, while it
ignores the needs of its own people.

The health care systems of Canada, Britain, France, and even Cuba, may not
be perfect, but they are miles ahead of what the U.S.A. has to offer in some
regards. I imagine that you've probably seen Michael Moore's "Sicko". While
he obviously bends the facts to support his particular views -- as he does
in all of his films -- nevertheless, there is enough truth in the documentary
to expose the weaknesses of the American health care system. If the American
Congress ever does come to an agreement on a Universal Health Care system, I
wonder what it will really look like, and how effective it will really be,
once we sweep away the legal smoke screens, and all of the pretty words on
paper. If it is anything like the current Medicaid and MIP programs, we are
in trouble.


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