In England we've got nearly-uninversal (though not free) health care - however
you can't choose your consultant, usually spend hours in the waiting room, and
the hospitals are crawling with bugs such as MRSA and c-diff : being
government-run, nobody is in charge of mopping the floor.

The actual medical advice is quite good, though 10 minutes (max) twice a year
is a bit short, as the consultant agrees.  Thank God for Parkinson's Disease
nurses - get more !

Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>:

> Excellent arguments for universal health care!!  Nobody should have to
> suffer so much.
> Ray
> Rayilyn Brown
> Board Member AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
> [log in to unmask]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost
>
>
> >I am well aware of a replacement neurotransmitter is not a test or
> > medication!!!!!! One more time, I have been in this business for 22 years,
> > have  been
> > through every single aspect of
> > Parkinson's, even before disability, when we paid for Brig's medication
> > out
> > of our money.
> > Entire life savings gone(and believe it or not, the Reps. were  not in
> > office).  Brig has been in every trial available, just couldn't  handle
> > the DBS
> > thought , and I respected his wishes.  Perhaps I should have  over ridden
> > that
> > decision.
> > To get back to medicare, I think 500.00 is reasonable for a year for
> > health
> > care, I pay 466.00 per month for the two of us for stop gap,  plus
> > medicare
> > for two, plus a nursing home.  How about that?  And I had to  retire from
> > teaching because of Brig without enough time to get 100.00, my  school
> > district
> > pays to help with health care costs.  One year short of 25  years.  Brig
> > had no
> > pension either because he had to quit is job due  Parkinson's, he worked
> > for 7
> > years without telling anyone about PD., until just  couldn't do it
> > anymore.
> > Remember this was 1986 when he was diagnosed at 46, that was unheard of,
> > denied him disability for 2 years, until we got a lawyer, hate to say it,
> > but I
> > have through it all.
> > Gerry Haines
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Medicare IS  government health  care and I pay about $500 a  year for it
> > whicih I think is quite reasonable.  Neurotransmitter  replacement is not
> > "tests or medication"
> > Rayilyn Brown
> > Board Member  AZNPF
> > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's  Foundation
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerry  Haines" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To:  <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:47  PM
> > Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost
> >
> >
> >>I agree with  the folly of cost for tests and medication, but what would
> >> anyone do  without medicare, if you had to pay the cost and your school
> >>  didn't
> >> cover what was left.  I'd say quite fortunate have all, and  not have to
> >> face
> >> that inflated bill.
> >> Everyone who wants  government health care, forgets that we will pay for
> >> the
> >> health  care some how, nothing is free in this life, there is always a
> >>  price.
> >> Gerry
> >>
> >>
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