SICKO

"How do you expect to pay for this?" Kaiser after i had been off work for 3 months and lost my coverage,unbeknowst to me...

aloha again.
www.pbs.org see BILL MOYERS JOURNAL about mr.Wendell Potter ex CIGNA PR Veep who speaks honestly about the Health Inusrance/Denial industry this week.these creeps are spending $1.4 MILLION A DAY in a "charm offensive" lobbying against the PUBLIC OPTION while paying lip service to being accomodating to the O. costwise 3% for Medicare versus 20-30% for HMOs/health insurance overhead.the diff going to stockholders and private jets etc etc.

"we have the best healthcare in the world"...WRONG! according to the World Health Organziation the US ranks 37th in overall health and life expectancy.47 million uninusred and another 25 mil underinsured.Mr.Potter also details the lengths the industry went to discrediting Micheal Moore's SICKO doc before it gained any real traction in DC. various talking points from industry PR flacks were also shown being parroted by the Grabby Olde Poltroons.

in other news,
according to the SACRAMENTO BEE article by Susan Ferriss today, nobody can seem to substaniate the Gov's claim that 25% of IHSS clients are involved in "waste fraud and abuse". 2-5% is the generally accepted figure according to the LAO (non partisan Legal Analysts Office).

that's enuff outta me today.

namaste y'all
semper grumpy
mega