Comments on: Employer Managed Healthcare http://joscafe.com/2008/12/01/employer-managed-healthcare Live, Laugh, Love Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Redoubt http://joscafe.com/2008/12/01/employer-managed-healthcare/comment-page-1#comment-246956 Redoubt Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:07:49 +0000 http://joscafe.com/?p=3603#comment-246956 "The responsibility of the employer is to provide a work environment that is comfortable and profitable. I don’t agree with them having to provide the above four items. Yes, healthy employees are more productive, but yet again, all they can do is offer help, ie: my company’s newsletter, and then what? Unless you force someone by threat, you can give them all the help but it wouldn’t work unless they accept it." Exceptionally well said, all of it. What we should be working for is a healthcare system that removes everyone and everything between us, the consumer, and the provider, our physicians. This includes but is not limited to: Government, employers and insurance. Our relationship with our healthcare providers has become far less personal since the early 90s and more intrusive. We should avoid allowing a 'hive mind' mentality to dictate what we eat and how we live. We spoke to this briefly here: http://sincityq.com/main/?p=59 What we need is a personal declarartion of independence that says we have the right to live... and eat as we choose. Your tastes for food, likes and dislikes will undoubtedly differ from others but you have a right to live your life as you see fit, without an intrusive bureaucracy from any quarter. Great post Jo! <abbr><em>Redoubt´s last blog post ... <a href="http://sincityq.com/main/?p=184" rel="nofollow">Space Post</a></abbr></em> “The responsibility of the employer is to provide a work environment that is comfortable and profitable. I don’t agree with them having to provide the above four items. Yes, healthy employees are more productive, but yet again, all they can do is offer help, ie: my company’s newsletter, and then what? Unless you force someone by threat, you can give them all the help but it wouldn’t work unless they accept it.”

Exceptionally well said, all of it.

What we should be working for is a healthcare system that removes everyone and everything between us, the consumer, and the provider, our physicians. This includes but is not limited to: Government, employers and insurance.

Our relationship with our healthcare providers has become far less personal since the early 90s and more intrusive. We should avoid allowing a ‘hive mind’ mentality to dictate what we eat and how we live.

We spoke to this briefly here:
http://sincityq.com/main/?p=59

What we need is a personal declarartion of independence that says we have the right to live… and eat as we choose.

Your tastes for food, likes and dislikes will undoubtedly differ from others but you have a right to live your life as you see fit, without an intrusive bureaucracy from any quarter.

Great post Jo!

Redoubt´s last blog post … Space Post

]]> By: Jo http://joscafe.com/2008/12/01/employer-managed-healthcare/comment-page-1#comment-246953 Jo Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:04:17 +0000 http://joscafe.com/?p=3603#comment-246953 I had the same thing happen with Tricare. I left it when I got a job and insurance through there. Then about 3 months after I was diagnosed as a diabetic, wham, the Army Hospital started calling me. I finally called them back and asked them how they knew I was a diabetic, since I wasn't diagnosed under their care. She stuttered. I told her the only way she'd know is if she looked at my current medical data, which came from another doctor and violated the HIPA act. They never called back :D I had the same thing happen with Tricare. I left it when I got a job and insurance through there. Then about 3 months after I was diagnosed as a diabetic, wham, the Army Hospital started calling me. I finally called them back and asked them how they knew I was a diabetic, since I wasn’t diagnosed under their care. She stuttered. I told her the only way she’d know is if she looked at my current medical data, which came from another doctor and violated the HIPA act. They never called back

]]> By: Leslie http://joscafe.com/2008/12/01/employer-managed-healthcare/comment-page-1#comment-246950 Leslie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:44:31 +0000 http://joscafe.com/?p=3603#comment-246950 This is very appropriate for something that my husband's employer started doing. I didn't get it at first, I thought our insurance company was sending the letters. Come to find out his employer has used information that was flagged from our insurance company. I'm a T1 diabetic so I got flagged. I ignored the letters and phone calls for a while, but they were persisitant. I finally decided to call the number to find out what this "thing" was all about. The nurse case manager told me it was just a way to help me understand my medicines and to send information about meds that my doctor may not be aware of. I was still saying "What the?????" An employer is not my doctor nor my insurance company. I do not like the fact that our insurance company is sharing my test results with this health management company. I don't have to take part in it but I am still very unhappy about it. Guess it's a sign of the times to come, huh? I just found your website last night and had a blast reading through it! I'm fairly new to blogging but am working to understand so forgive me if I screw up. I guess a blogsite doesn't count as a website. I learn something new every day! Anyway, enjoy your perspective on many issues. This is very appropriate for something that my husband’s employer started doing. I didn’t get it at first, I thought our insurance company was sending the letters. Come to find out his employer has used information that was flagged from our insurance company. I’m a T1 diabetic so I got flagged. I ignored the letters and phone calls for a while, but they were persisitant. I finally decided to call the number to find out what this “thing” was all about. The nurse case manager told me it was just a way to help me understand my medicines and to send information about meds that my doctor may not be aware of. I was still saying “What the?????” An employer is not my doctor nor my insurance company. I do not like the fact that our insurance company is sharing my test results with this health management company. I don’t have to take part in it but I am still very unhappy about it. Guess it’s a sign of the times to come, huh?

I just found your website last night and had a blast reading through it! I’m fairly new to blogging but am working to understand so forgive me if I screw up. I guess a blogsite doesn’t count as a website. I learn something new every day! Anyway, enjoy your perspective on many issues.

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