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Nursebarbie

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    And fyi. Those of us who pay for our insurance through our employers will have a 400% rate hike next 5 years. We already had the first 100% increase last year. Google blue cross blue shield california increased premiums. The medical groups have to recover their costs somehow and we will be the ones paying for it. And no, obamacare won't cover wls. Read the bill.

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    Whoa! I don't know anyone around here that do. The idea is good but the actual mechanics of it are seriously flawed. That's the part I have a problem with. It will bankrupt this country worse than it already is. 20% of the population pay the majority of taxes. Of course those who benefit from free services vote for obama. I am also a certified trauma and ER nurse. Now working as a ER case manager and really have gotten to understand how insurance and benefits work. Having the title of "insurance" isn't the same thing as being fully covered when you have an emergency. The coverage will be extremely limited and god forbid you need extended care or extra services it will not be covered or your share of costs will make it cost prohibitive. Many of my patients are in the same boat. A lot of my md friends are going private practice in fear of obamacare. Get paid 10 cents on the dollar like medicare but do 500% more work? Forget it. As a nurse I am concerned about uninsured people but this is not the answer. It needs a lot of tweaking and input. Obamacare will be bare bones coverage with very limited benefits. Basically you will be underinsured. People will find out. Let's talk in a few years when hospitals keep closing because they can't afford to operate under 10 cents per dollar pay scale. 10 hospitals in my area have closed past 10 years and I live in one of the richest counties in southern california. Sad. We needed those.

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    Try succulents. Almost impossible to kill them. I love my little patio and porch gardens. Also have a collection of wind chimes and pinwheels.

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    Maybe I am the only one who gets my feelings hurt on these forums. Maybe its the hormones out of wack since surgery. Or maybe its the fact that I haven't been off work for 6 weeks and I feel so isolated, so alone. And this site made me feel so comforted. Like I had this big group of friends in the same boat as me. Tonight I guess some of the hostility is getting to me. It seems if you go against someone who's been here longer or sleeved longer than watch out. I may be newly sleeved but I am not an idiot. My opinions can have value too. Anyhow, just feeling alone and discounted. Thanks for reading.

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