potpourri

[ciroccoj]

It is freaking hot (33.3°C - 91.9°F), we just came back from our first date in... way too long, I still have to post pix of Justin's dance recital where he was the only boy among about 150 little dancers, I have no idea what the difference is between R-rating and NC17-rating, Siam Bistro has really good food, we're going to Hawaii, and Canadians healthier, have better access to health-care than Americans: study and the kicker of the study is that There was one area where Americans fared better than Canadians. Despite being less healthy and having less access to a vastly more expensive health-care system, Americans are happier with their care than Canadians are. Which is funny because we were just talking about this over dinner on our date.

That's my day in a nutshell.

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[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I got to have care provied by some of the best private orthopedic surgeons in Denver. It made all the difference that they were in private practice.
Hm... I'm not sure about that, but then again, I've never broken a foot or leg in England or Denver, so what do I know ;)

Given the US govt.'s track record on every thing else these days, I don't think I want them in my health care.
Good point. I could say the same for the Canadian government too - and for once, that's not my anti-Conservativism speaking, because they've only been in power for a few months and the Liberals were screwing with our money for over a decade.

Still, statistically speaking, when it comes to health, apparently incompetent/larcenous governments do better with our money than whoever manages things in the US. Which disturbs the hell out of me, for both sides of the border ;)

[lizzie-omalley.livejournal.com]

The difference was that the Doc was all about me and doing the best by my leg that he could rather than worrying about the nickles and dimes of the bottom line and pushing me to get up and on the leg too fast.

With that said, the Doc in England was attentive too, if over worked, and I can't say how it would have gone if the foot had been broken. Thank goodness that it wasn't.

The insurance companies in the US, being managed for investor profits, tend to be penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to treating and trying to think towards wellness rather than repair. Also, our law suit system is part of the problem where bad suits with a good chance of winning in front of a jury go forward and cost people a lot of money in the long run due to extremely high liability rates for doctors. Good cases with little chance of winning will often not go forward because there is no money in it for the lawyers who all get paid by contingency fees if they win. In the end, it is a lose/lose system for everyone except a few investors. I really hate the idea of health care as a "for profit" corporate enterprise. I have no problem with individuals making a living at being a doctor, but I hate the idea that my insurance premiums are making a few investors really wealthy while they nickle and dime my treament options.