But! those who get care through charity, emergency rooms, Medicare, Medicaid, etc,
I volunteer at a free local clinic as a triage nurse. I had a patient last week seeking treatment for some serious chronic ailments who....wait for i..., still goes to the tanning bed and had some very lovely breast implants that I had to put a 12-lead EKG monitor around. She finds the funds for tanning, because I suspect she is chronically tan, but she cannot find the monthly premiums for healthcare. I said “girllll, you almost dark as me!”. She giggled and said, “yes, I went to the beds this morning.” This lady and many like her who don’t really prioritize properly, is who will be covered under Obamacare.
ROTFLOL That ... is ... funny.
Aye yai yai! the things we do for vanity's sake. It is really something that so many people can bemoan their "poverty" in America when the average person enjoys luxuries that would blow the minds of Emperors of old. That is not to say that poverty does not exist here but ... the priorities of a lot of us is jaw dropping.
I don't want to leave you with the feeling that all is lost. It's not my intention to be discouraging. Especially since you're a healer. Law now or not there are still many hurdles before this legislation is reality. But it's an evil. An evil on our liberties, our economy and to our health care system. I just see no redeeming value in it and have to speak out against it as much as I can.