http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/10/13/mental-health-parity-hidden-in-bailout/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sat, 26 May 2012 16:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/10/13/mental-health-parity-hidden-in-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-21913 bjerryberg Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:36:32 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3323#comment-21913 Barack's priorities involve Bailing Out Investment Bankers, first and foremost. How very BUSH-LIKE.Given those lunatic Wall Sreet/Londoners current rate of gambling losses there won't be anything left in the US budget. Barack says he is for the people--you might want to ask WHICH people. Barack’s priorities involve Bailing Out Investment Bankers, first and foremost. How very BUSH-LIKE.Given those lunatic Wall Sreet/Londoners current rate of gambling losses there won’t be anything left in the US budget. Barack says he is for the people–you might want to ask WHICH people.

]]> http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/10/13/mental-health-parity-hidden-in-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-21879 Stuart O'Neill Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:37 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3323#comment-21879 Great news, Doc. At least the person who works for the mid-sized or large company can get help.  I only wish it also mandated the acceptance of all medications that a doctor prescribes. While most people work for biz over 50 people, I sure never have. So I've been stuck with my own insurance or no insurance. I was in the no insurance category when my heart attacks hit. Now with a deeply complicated medical history it would cost around $800-$1200 a month with a $5K deductible. Did you know that some programs to cover uninsured don't even cover Plavix and Vytorin? Of course those two keep me alive.At one point my personal med costs were around $700 a month. Thank god they aren't now. This is wonderful news.Now if we can get the word out that mental illness, a term I hate, could be the reason for the guy with a hair-trigger anger or the employee that never has any energy and who's never on time or.....a thousand others symptoms of <strong>brain chemical imbalance</strong>.I think the savings that the biz world would realize would astound them.  This is part of a wellness approach to employee-employer relationships. Perhaps this will be the content of another post someday. Great news, Doc. At least the person who works for the mid-sized or large company can get help.  I only wish it also mandated the acceptance of all medications that a doctor prescribes. While most people work for biz over 50 people, I sure never have. So I’ve been stuck with my own insurance or no insurance. I was in the no insurance category when my heart attacks hit. Now with a deeply complicated medical history it would cost around $800-$1200 a month with a $5K deductible. Did you know that some programs to cover uninsured don’t even cover Plavix and Vytorin? Of course those two keep me alive.At one point my personal med costs were around $700 a month. Thank god they aren’t now. This is wonderful news.Now if we can get the word out that mental illness, a term I hate, could be the reason for the guy with a hair-trigger anger or the employee that never has any energy and who’s never on time or…..a thousand others symptoms of brain chemical imbalance.I think the savings that the biz world would realize would astound them.  This is part of a wellness approach to employee-employer relationships. Perhaps this will be the content of another post someday.

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