Here’s what bugs me: the divisive oversimplification of the USA healthcare debate. Republicans say that healthcare is a Personal Responsibility. Democrats say that healthcare is a Right. I say phooey. Healthcare is an aspect of the commons that advanced societies provide for their citizens, communally. Once an advanced system is built out, after several generations, […]
As an experienced patient advocate—I served as medical proxy for each of my parents during their terminal hospitalizations and for my sister during a midlife curative hospitalization—I’m comfortable asking myriad questions in an effort to uncover medical and procedural facts. Since my family tries to act prudently when buying health treatment services, probing questioning is […]
