God and Satan, a story

Jeslek

Jeslek

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In the beginning In the beginning God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so man and woman would live long and healthy lives.
Then using Gods great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerrys and Krispy Kreme. And Satan said, You want chocolate with that? And man said Yea. And woman said, And another one with sprinkles. And they gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthful yogurt that woman might keep the figure that man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane, and combined them. And woman went from size 2 to size 6.

So God said, Try my fresh green salad. And Satan presented Thousand Island Dressing and garlic toast on the side. And man and woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said, I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them. And Satan brought forth deep fried fish, chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then brought running shoes so that his children might loose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so man would not have to toil changing the channels. And man and woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And man gained pounds.

God then gave lean beef so that man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonalds and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, You want fries with that? And man replied Yea! And super size em. And Satan said, It is good. And man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery. And Satan created HMOs.
 
It's a form of Health Insurance... Health Maintenance... something? I don't know what the actual abbreviation is for.
 
Health Maintenance Organization. Health insuramce where you pay very little but some dweeb in a cubicle decides if you really need that emergency appendectomy. Everything has to be cleared through the HMO before anybody but your "health provider" can even look at you. Good for young people and those who are ill infrequently. :biker:
 
GOD ALMIGHTY said:
Health Maintenance Organization. Health insuramce where you pay very little but some dweeb in a cubicle decides if you really need that emergency appendectomy. Everything has to be cleared through the HMO before anybody but your "health provider" can even look at you. Good for young people and those who are ill infrequently. :biker:
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Ah. Like the NHS in Britain or PRSI in Ireland, I suppose. State organised and paid through your salary as a contribution?
 
GOD ALMIGHTY said:
Health Maintenance Organization. Health insuramce where you pay very little but some dweeb in a cubicle decides if you really need that emergency appendectomy. Everything has to be cleared through the HMO before anybody but your "health provider" can even look at you. Good for young people and those who are ill infrequently. :biker:
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*fearing the wrath of GOD ALMIGHTY*

I must disagree at least about the "good for young people and those who are ill infrequently". Not all HMO's are created equal. We have two main HMO's in our area and they are vastly different. The better HMO is really pretty good. I've seen a number of examples personally where they've provided superior care - to both young and old - hardly ever ill and chronically ill. It all just depends.

for fi: HMO's are generally private. There are both for-profit HMO's and not-for-profit HMO's. The primary idea is to contain cost by going through a "primary-care" physician. This is someone who will do all of your standard preventative care. This is also the person you go to when something more is wrong and that person will refer you to a specialist if they think it is warranted.

Two points of controversy. 1) HMO's do get to decide if your situation warrants a visit to a specialist. How flexible an HMO is on that score depends on the individual HMO. As mentioned previously, we have two in our area. One is pretty darned good and one sucks loudly. Both have limitations that not everyone is comfortable with. 2) You can't sue HMO's for malpractice. If your primary-care physician recommends you get a particular procedure, or go to a particular kind of specialist, the HMO can overrule. If that overrule causes injury or death, you can't sue HMO for malpractice.
 
fi-the only federal sponsored medical in the US is welfare (medicaid) & elderly care (medicare). Most states have some indigent care (medical in California for instance)

Janimal-ok fine, let me add, "assuming all else is equal" :biker:
 
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