“A concept of a plan.” Buckle up. Our already exploitative healthcare system is about to become a full-on-rodeo of fleecing.
Consider this: In the United States of America, medical bills account for 62% of all bankruptcies. That’s up from 40% in 1999. Even the advent of the Affordable Care Act – an act that made healthcare more available with government assistance – yet an act without regulating the amount healthcare providers can charge – has created what Horatio aptly named, “A money-gouging-machine.” An unregulated market was born; skyrocketing costs by design – a surprise to no one .
“As it turns out, medical bankruptcy is almost unheard of outside of the United States.”
It’s no wonder. Our healthcare spending per capita is “almost twice the average of other wealthy countries.”
The night Kerri broke both of her wrists we stood outside the medical center debating which door to go through: The Emergency Room door or The Urgent Care door. The question we debated while she writhed in pain: which door would be a slower path to bankruptcy. We had a healthcare plan with exorbitant premiums but like most Americans were afraid to use it.
And now, as if the exploitation were not egregious enough, coming down the pike is the great maga-republican repeal of the ACA on the promise of a concept of a plan. I feel the shears-a-comin’.
read Kerri’s blogpost about HEALTHCARE SEASON
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The Direction of Intention 
[…] read DAVID’s thoughts this SATURDAY MORNING […]
I am now officially pissed. During the Reagan years, my mom died due to a total lack of affordable healthcare. And here is something I have never shared before: in our 8th year of marriage, we had to divorce in order for her to be eligible for medical treatment for her bladder disease (afterward we quickly remarried). It is unfathomable that U.S. healthcare can get any worse – but yeah – buckle up. This Christmas season is absolutely going to be a somber one. We as a people CANNOT go on like this. Our main focus to get through this: love our baby rabbits and other wildlife here. Listen to beautiful Christmas music (like Kerri’s) and not eat too much. Eh, it’s a plan.
Why did I have to mention “not eat too much”?
-Cris
At times this world (this country) seems upside-down. And – the best we can do is have a plan, focus on the things that are life-giving, and eat too much when we’re trying not to…;-)