Health Care
An ad idea for Health Care Reform.
EXT. HOME -NIGHT
Flames and smokerise up from a suburban home. A family, father, mother and two young girls,rush out the front door onto the lawn. The father holds a cell phone to hisear.
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
This is 911. What is your emergency?
FATHER
Our house is on fire!
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
Which fire company would you like me to connect you with?
FATHER
I don’t care! Any of them!
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
One moment, sir.
RINGING
RECEPTIONIST 1 (O.S.)
Thank you for calling Fire Fighters Incorporated.
How can we help you?
FATHER
Our house is on fire!
The flamesgrow larger. The mother hugs her two sobbing daughters.
RECEPTIONIST 1 (O.S.)
Can I get your insurance information, please, sir?
FATHER
(To wife)
Who’s our insurer?
WIFE
Home Fires Insurance.
FATHER
We’re with Home Fires Insurance.
RECEPTIONIST 1 (O.S.)
I’m sorry, sir, but we don’t accept Home Fires Insurance.
You’ll have to call another fire company.
CLICK. DIALTONE.
Flamescrackle and leap from the house. The father dials furiously.
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
This is 911. What is your emergency?
FATHER
I need a fire company that accepts Home Fires Insurance!
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
One moment, sir.
RINGING
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
Thank you for calling The Fire Syndicate.
How can I help you?
FATHER
Our house is on fire! We have Home Fires Insurance!
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
Can I get the name and address on the account, please, sir?
FATHER
It’s Max Bailey at 921 Elm Street.
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
Thank you, sir. It looks like there is a $1500 deductible on
your policy, along with a 20% co-pay. Will you be paying
that with cash or credit card, sir?
FATHER
Uh, credit card.
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
Thank you, sir. Can I please get the card number and
expiration date?
FATHER
My credit cards are burning up inside my house.
The house isalmost entirely engulfed in flames.
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
I’m sorry to hear that, sir. If you like, we can extend youa
line of credit backed by a lien on your property. We just
need your social security number to check you credit
report, sir.
FATHER
Okay, it’s…
The wordsare BLEEPED out as he gives his ss#.
RECEPTIONIST 2 (O.S.)
I’m sorry, sir, but your credit report shows outstanding
debts from unpaid medical bills. I’m afraid we will need
a cash payment.
Flames crackand rip through the house. The father looks desperately at his wife.
VOICE OVER
Imagine if your health care system functioned like this.
WIFE
We can use the girls’ college savings.
VOICE OVER
Paid for by…
Medicare Option
I have voted democratic my entire life of 73 years but I am ready to register Independent if this Medicare Option does not pass. What effect would it have on the voting in Congress if we all informed our legislators of the same intent?
Independent, What actually is meaning?
The term independent does not denote left wing thinking. It does not denote right wing thinking. It does not denote caring for Americans over one's self goals. Independent means just that, INDEPENDENT. If there were one party, independent, nothing could get done because there would be an even wider gap in political thinking than there is now. It seems to make people feel all soft and cuddly to claim they are independent. Independent party is not the answer.
From what I have seen in past, most independents do not even take a stand most of the time, they just use the excuse I am an independent when votes do not go the way they feel votes should go. I personally will not quit Democratic party for independent party just because my party has to make concessions in order to get bills passed. This is how American Government procedure has always worked.
I know most Democrats want better government and I just do not feel good saying independent party is the answer. I am willing to allow time for my party to convince Americans they actually want to help them.
Thank you, Thomasblack!
I agree and hope you continue to post here.
:-)
How long are you willing to wait.
Infinitly while the Democrats in the senate play kowtow with the health insurance companies. I don't know how long I want to wait.
You have the right to become Independent
No one is stopping you from choosing your political party.
It's your democratic right, get it.
Last time I looked
We are a republic. In real danger in my opinion of becoming a copratocracy.
One and the same
Well as long as we are a republic, you will have the democratic right to move on to what ever party you feel works for you.
As far as copratocracy theory goes, the only place I was able to find it listed is in personal forums, where people can make up any thing they want. Sorry you feel so threatened by our form of government.
You must stay up most nights worrying that it will not be there when you awake in the morning.
The actual fact that we can decide on our party proves our form of government works. Long live the Democratic Republic of the USA.
At least until we become a copratocracy.
Did you go to school?
Maybe you need to brush up on your civics.
You win Krag
You are way too disturbed for me to communicate with.
You remind me of my grand-kids, You know it all and you want it all immediately. Have a great unrealistic life, come back when you realize you are not omnipotent. I see no reason to continue this dialog with you. Goodbye Krag
Insurance companies already gearing up for up coming change
I have already been denied presciption fulfilment for a medication I have been taking for better than ten years because the medical director of the insurance company , who has never met me ,does not have access to me records ,has decided that the medication is not appropriate and can be changed for a less expensive or different medication. I forsee much more of this kind of manipulation of the medicare program in the future.