Medical care as needed as car care !

The subject of medical care in labyrinthine in its confusion and

    complexities. I have always believed that -in general - medical care,

    a reasonable amount of it that is - is quite simply a fundamental

    human right. If you are a HUMAN BEING you qualify for it!

          But in this brief letter I must indulge in victim bashing, even

    with a heavy heart.

        I know quite a few people myself who have no medical insurance. It

    magnifies their paranoia about any health problem. The wise insurance

    companies -and ruthless - know that most of the time, most of our

    medical problems are minor. It is just like cars -always some little

    thing!

         People with no health insurance often don't hesitate to come up

    with hundreds of dollars every few months for car repairs. After all

    a car is necessity of life!  But life itself is also -excuse the wisecrack-

    a necessity of life.

         Take a man with no health insurance who seems to have a minor eye

    infection. He avoids seeking any treatment at all because he is embarassed

    about his lack of coverage. Also, what if it is more serious ?

         An honest doctor would probably treat  and cure the problem for

    $50.00 . But no, they dare not approach a high priest of medicine

    unless fully prepared for catastrophic diagnosis.

         Does this behavior make any sense ?  Are our cars more important

    than our bodies ?