Health Care - Mine.....

I have great health insurance.  But, insurance is only part of the problem with the medical system we have... I need surgery, and can't get even a consult most places in less than 6 weeks.  Placed calls to major medical centers in both Virginia and North Carolina.  Same bottleneck at every hospital. Found one doc that could fit me in at 4 weeks, only because I had seen him a few years ago.  Are we facing a shortage of the well trained?

Story in Roanoke Times reports over 1600 applicants for 64 openings at the new Virginia Tech Med school.  Sure sign that there is no lack of interest.  Do we need to address the need for more physicians ?

More on this soon after reviewing national statistics.

2010

Here we are, 2010 already.  Strange weather, strange still health problems, and life always moves on.  New Websites worth of a look throughout the new year:

Pew Research Center can tell you what the public knows @ http://pewresearch.org/

http://www.opencongress.org/  Understand what is going on in the halls of Congress

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/  News

http://www.businessinsider.com/  Business News

Best wishes for us all this new year.  More jobs and an improved economy are on my wish list.
Maryellen