In 1989. Oregon became the second State, after Hawaii, to attempt complete medical coverage of it's citizens.
Posted on 06/27/2008 8:19:22 AM PDT by mondoreb
The Oregon Health Plan:
The Reality of When the Government Runs Health Care
| "Elect me and your health care problems will all be over." The people of Oregon fell for that line almost 20 years ago. Expecting Utopia, what they got was a reality check: long lines for a lottery to pick who's covered and suicide coverage--instead of cancer drugs. |
In 1989. Oregon became the second State, after Hawaii, to attempt complete medical coverage of it's citizens.
It has not gone as planned.
In fact, it seems to be approaching disaster. Within a few years:
In early 2003, the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) implemented cost saving strategies, reducing benefits and increasing cost-sharing for a substantial portion of its membersCost-sharing meant that people were being charged premium for the previously funded care. So we have a reduction in Medical care and services, and increased cost. But the degeneration of the plan did not end there. In March of this year, wire services carried the following:
Tens of thousands of Oregonians queued up quickly for a chance at the state’s latest lottery, but this one is no game.Officials began drawing names last week for a chance at some rare openings in the state’s healthcare plan.
Announced in February, the lottery drew 91,675 hopefuls in 30 days. The winners will receive a postcard notifying them that they can apply for the Oregon Health Plan.
"Budget limitations capped the Oregon Health Plan standard benefit package in mid-2004. Now the plan has room for a few thousand people. The lottery winners will be the first new applicants since the cap was imposed.
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Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see . . .
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
I try to find a way to make all our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate but now I know that it’s too late,
and . . .That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
The game of life is hard to play. I’m gonna lose it anyway.
The losing card I’ll someday lay so this is all I have to say.
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
The only way to win is cheat and lay it down before I’m beat,
and to another give my seat for that’s the only painless feat.
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
The sword of time will pierce our skins it doesn’t hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in the pain grows stronger . . . watch it grin, but . . .
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
A brave man once requested me to answer questions that are key
‘Is it to be or not to be’ and I replied ‘oh why ask me?’
That suicide is painless it brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.
And you can do the same thing if you choose.
And yet, what the death culters refuse to acknowledge, is that Captain Waldowski, the dentist better known as “Painless” was prevented by his fellow doctors from committing suicide. They faked a doctor assisted suicide as part of their ruse to interfere with his plan to commit suicide. The death cultists try to influence opinion with this song, without acknowledging that it actually represents exactly the opposite of what they claim.
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I knew the answer of course...I also knew that somebody in freepdom would come through...thanks.
Wasn’t it also used in the movie?
The film was better than the series but the book (by Robert Hooker?) was better than the film.
You’re welcome. I’m just sorry I’m not able to post the mp3 file for download.
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