The Mind of KLH

Well, he did it.  With the help of a lot of politicians who put their careers on the line, a comprehensive health-care reform bill was signed into law…but now what?  A few things will go into affect this year:  tax credits for employers, young folk get to stay on their parents’ plan until the age of 26, and you can’t get your insurance cancelled because you got sick (a particularly horrendous thing insurance companies do).  These are all good things.  The full benefits of the bill won’t be completely in affect for about four years…yikes!

I think the president deserves a lot of credit for persevering on this issue, but we shouldn’t forget about health-care now.  Costs will still be very very high for a lot of people, especially for those who really need insurance.  While people with pre-existing conditions won’t be able to be declined for new insurance the cost of new coverage will most likely still be quite high.  This has to change.  Rate changes will still come around way too often.  This has to change.  The influence of insurance companies over our elected officials will still be huge.  This too has got to change.

The new health-care bill is a great first step, but it’s only that a first step.  We have to remind our elected officials that more change is necessary.  If we persist we just might be able to reclaim the power that we as a people have surrendered to those we elected to serve us.  

 So now  the Republican Party is pissed off, not because they care so much about the people.  They are pissed off because Obama slipped in and did something for the American people while they were busy taking care of the super rich and super powerful.  Now they are acting like bratty children who didn’t get their way.  Some want to repeal the bill, others want to sue the federal government.  If the Republicans cared anything about health-care reform they would have done it when they were in power.  All this righteous indignation is a pitiful joke.  They should try to retain a couple of crumbs of their self respect and go sit down somewhere and zip it!

Obama’s health-care…it ain’t perfect, but it’s better than what we got.

Your comments are welcomed.

Stay Fly and Fly High!
KLH

Yep…I followed through.  It’s about 10:45 PM and I wanted to go to bed…I need to go to bed, but something in me pushed, and I am responding.  For the last couple of months I have been developing the habit of writing down a couple of things that I want to accomplish for the day.  Preferably things that will move me closer to the accomplishment of important goals.  I have found that it’s a really useful habit.  One of the three things I had on my list today was…to write a post on this blog….I am here.

At first I was  content to be happy with my first goal for the day especially since I spent quite a few hours on it.  Then I felt the push and I decided to forge ahead and do the second thing, which was to set up my DJ rig to practice…DONE!  Having checked off two things I felt really good, and rationalized that two is better than none…and that my “list” is just a reminder, and not a requirement.  Then I felt that damn push…I knew that for me to get to where I want to be, I have to do more and different things than I’ve done in the past.  It became very clear to me that it is very important to do what I say.

My word is important…especially to myself…especially to my spirit.  So here I am writing…because I said I would.  I have to tell you I feel proud, and if you set goals and then do what you say, you too will feel proud.  Proud people jump over hurdles, and dissolve limitations.  When you do what you say, you take yourself more seriously the same way you would when another person keeps their word.  When you take yourself more seriously, you feel empowered.  With this growing power, what is possible for you becomes bigger, with every little goal you check off your list.

So, I did what I said, and I feel good…really good…I guess there’s something to be said for follow through.  Goodnight!

Stay Fly and Fly High!
KLH

Comments Always Welcome.

Well…in two words I DO!!!  I recently talked to a really good friend of mine whose husband is in the hospital and had to have a CAT scan and other tests.  Even though they have health insurance they had to contemplate whether or not they:   1.  could afford the costs (because they have an enormous deductible and:  2.  could afford the risk of being dropped from their insurance, since they’ve been dropped twice in the past because they had the GALL to use their insurance for a previous illness.

I was very upset by this story because I too have health insurance that for the most part ain’t worth a damn.  First of all I’m self employed so I had to buy my insurance personally.  When I bought it I was healthy and had never been admitted into the hospital.  A little bit later I found out I had high blood pressure.  My health insurance company promptly raised my premium, which they have continued to do over the years.  About two years ago I found out I have diabetes, and again without skipping a beat my insurance company raised my premium again.  As I started becoming a little more educated about health insurance I realized I had no coverage for any kind out outpatient tests like X-rays, CAT scans, or blood work.  So, I called to see if I could purchase this additional coverage.  My insurance company did what insurance companies do and said NO!!!  I did this so easily becaue they know I can’t go anywhere else, with my pre-conditions.

If I get sick I wouldn’t be able to get any tests, at least none that I can afford.  If I get admitted into the hospital, I too like my friends have a large deductible.  Basically I cannot afford to get sick.  So now I watch the madness on TV regarding healthcare reform and it’s disgusting.  The Democrats don’t have any guts and the Republicans don’t have any hearts.  The truth of the matter is that most of our elected officials don’t give a damn about you or me.  They care about their own power and influence.  It got that way because we let it get that way.

There may be a solution, but it won’t be easy or fast.  We have to take the power back.  We have to remind them that they all work for us.  We must demand that laws be passed that limit the amount of money insurance companies can charge to keep us alive!!!!! It’s hard for me to imagine more selfish, greedy, and immoral people than the creatures that run health insurance companies.  The only way we can have insurance we need for life itself, is to force our elected officials to look out for our interests.  Even those who have insurance with their employers are at risk because insurance companies are raising the premiums every few months.  Soon even employers who want to provide coverage won’t be able to afford it.

So make your voice heard, and if your elected officials don’t give you what you want…VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE!  If the next ones don’t do the right thing,  get rid of them too.  Eventually we can take this country back, and have a true democracy.  Who cares about healthcare…I do…what about you?

Stay Fly and Fly High!
KLH