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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2020 16:57:10 GMT
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Post by Tracey on Jan 15, 2020 18:31:15 GMT
That article was long and at times negative in nature. I'm sure it will be a successful website. Such a need for it. And the younger generation is more likely to watch a video than read a need article etc. Just my opinion. I'm interested in the healthcare part. I see it on a daily. Healthcare is a mess. BTW, I can answer the question about the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. FYI, Medicare is a federal program everyone is eligible for at a certain age. Medicaid is run by the states. You have to qualify medically and financially. There.. a simple response.. I know everyone's thrilled with the new information.
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Post by capsbestgirl on Jan 15, 2020 22:06:24 GMT
I'm a little concerned that this project won't get the reaction he's hoping for, but I guess that's why he said he's having nightmares.
I suppose you've got to try, and if it doesn't do what he wants it to do then I guess he's tried, right>
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Post by gwendolynmstacy on Jan 15, 2020 22:15:20 GMT
I gotta give him points for this and as someone on Medicare & Medicaid the whole damn system needs an over haul. Also if he’s taking basic steps to some points i do think a basic talking point towards looking into ins and outs of issues.
As a disabled American in America? You’re literally screwed and have no rights and what little you do get you have to REALLY be careful you don’t step outside the lines or you loose everything. The system let me have it after my mom died and I still haven’t recovered and it’s been more than a year. Also as a disabled American you get hand waved A LOT in the system of politics.
So while i think the basic talking points are good delving into it more couldn’t hurt if someone had a little more than basics but not too much if that makes sense.
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Post by Tracey on Jan 15, 2020 23:26:51 GMT
I gotta give him points for this and as someone on Medicare & Medicaid the whole damn system needs an over haul. Also if he’s taking basic steps to some points i do think a basic talking point towards looking into ins and outs of issues. As a disabled American in America? You’re literally screwed and have no rights and what little you do get you have to REALLY be careful you don’t step outside the lines or you loose everything. The system let me have it after my mom died and I still haven’t recovered and it’s been more than a year. Also as a disabled American you get hand waved A LOT in the system of politics. So while i think the basic talking points are good delving into it more couldn’t hurt if someone had a little more than basics but not too much if that makes sense. You are exactly correct. And in my opinion the VA is most screwed up system we have. I had a patient that waited for a year for an appointment to talk hospice. Ended up dying without hospice. Frustrating bc as a social worker I do my best to get the best for my patients.
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Post by Tracey on Jan 15, 2020 23:57:13 GMT
I'm a little concerned that this project won't get the reaction he's hoping for, but I guess that's why he said he's having nightmares. I suppose you've got to try, and if it doesn't do what he wants it to do then I guess he's tried, right> I truly believe he's doing it for all the right reasons and with good intentions. God will bless his efforts
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Post by gwendolynmstacy on Jan 16, 2020 2:47:29 GMT
I gotta give him points for this and as someone on Medicare & Medicaid the whole damn system needs an over haul. Also if he’s taking basic steps to some points i do think a basic talking point towards looking into ins and outs of issues. As a disabled American in America? You’re literally screwed and have no rights and what little you do get you have to REALLY be careful you don’t step outside the lines or you loose everything. The system let me have it after my mom died and I still haven’t recovered and it’s been more than a year. Also as a disabled American you get hand waved A LOT in the system of politics. So while i think the basic talking points are good delving into it more couldn’t hurt if someone had a little more than basics but not too much if that makes sense. You are exactly correct. And in my opinion the VA is most screwed up system we have. I had a patient that waited for a year for an appointment to talk hospice. Ended up dying without hospice. Frustrating bc as a social worker I do my best to get the best for my patients. Yup I should be it’s been utter hell without my mom and when she passed (i was born disabled) I knew nothing and had everything taken away because she didn’t realize certain things. I have no disability benefits at the moment and getting Medicare and Medicaid back on my own was hell. Also I feel you about the VA it’s horrible and should be better but it’s not. I keep telling my dad never loose my moms insurance and never use VA for medical care I’ve heard horrific stories (I’m near DC). I feel bad for you and your patients. Everyone should have better care.
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Post by Tracey on Jan 16, 2020 4:46:02 GMT
Are you working on getting your disability back? You have the right to appeal any decision made. I'm not a big expert on social security but if you need advise shoot me a message. VA frustrates me. And I can't sit here and say I haven't lost my cool dealing with their bs. Worse than VA is managed care insurance. You have people sitting at a desk making life decisions for you. I actually got in trouble for telling an insurance case manager that I would not discharge a patient home 5 days after hip surgery. He had an elderly wife, stitches and other health complications. She called my boss. He pretty much told me to play nice in the sandbox and oh by the way the patient is approved for another 7 days. Stop being a bitch Tracey...lol. And that was years ago. I'm still just as difficult. But I do it out of love for my patients.
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Post by Bob on Jan 16, 2020 9:49:03 GMT
That article was long and at times negative in nature. I'm sure it will be a successful website. Such a need for it. And the younger generation is more likely to watch a video than read a need article etc. Just my opinion. I'm interested in the healthcare part. I see it on a daily. Healthcare is a mess. BTW, I can answer the question about the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. FYI, Medicare is a federal program everyone is eligible for at a certain age. Medicaid is run by the states. You have to qualify medically and financially. There.. a simple response.. I know everyone's thrilled with the new information. I can see a need for this in most countries. The UK could certainly have used it in the past three years. The debate has been taken over by people on fixed sides of the debate who have as their aim not to inform but to persuade. Therefore what they say is unreliable. Unfortunately, this is also a indictment of the poor quality of journalism. This is what they should have been doing. Too few really did.
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Post by gwendolynmstacy on Jan 16, 2020 17:15:09 GMT
Are you working on getting your disability back? You have the right to appeal any decision made. I'm not a big expert on social security but if you need advise shoot me a message. VA frustrates me. And I can't sit here and say I haven't lost my cool dealing with their bs. Worse than VA is managed care insurance. You have people sitting at a desk making life decisions for you. I actually got in trouble for telling an insurance case manager that I would not discharge a patient home 5 days after hip surgery. He had an elderly wife, stitches and other health complications. She called my boss. He pretty much told me to play nice in the sandbox and oh by the way the patient is approved for another 7 days. Stop being a bitch Tracey...lol. And that was years ago. I'm still just as difficult. But I do it out of love for my patients. Funnily they told me they'd come to a decision in August 2019. Guess what it's Jan 2020 and *crickets* but the people, in trying to get answers, have been down right NASTY to me. If you want to message me go ahead -- the whole situation is such a mess but SS definitely sucks.
GOOD FOR YOU. I think i would have done the same thing you did consequences or not. I get that it's a system but you're dealing with people's health. Why shouldn't that be first priority instead of some rush or quota?
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Post by Tracey on Jan 18, 2020 16:46:12 GMT
I’m pretty easy going person until you mess with my kids or my patients. Then that easy going person turns into a bitch that can’t control her mouth. And I usually get in trouble. But I don’t care. Please folks know what the candidates are voting for and against on healthcare. The current healthcare system is failing. And many people are denied care they so desperately need. It’s heartbreaking
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Post by bethnor on Jan 22, 2020 7:05:29 GMT
tbh, i have kind of been against him doing this. this sort of thing is too susceptible to scandal, if it isn't properly vetted. however, i do see what he's trying to do. the most important thing is engaging young voters, as it will be on them to clean this whole mess up, unfortunately. even if he can get a handful out to participate, it will have been worth it, and i think he should be commended for it. for better or worse, i do think he recognizes his influence on people--i.e., in the eyes of his "stans," he could do no wrong, and he's chosen to use that influence responsibly. i think he should be commended for it.
some of the critics of the project have accused him of falling to the "both sides" argument (i.e., both sides being equally bad), but these aren't correct or fair. i.e., they are saying that it is wrong to give far right talking heads "equal time" or a megaphone, which is correct, but, as far as i can tell, this is basically a glorified version of those pamphlets that all US voters get before elections, where various persons write their opinions on why they are for or against a certain proposition, except chris has used his influence to directly ask elected officials. this simply isn't the same as giving the likes of milo yiannopoulus or candace owens airtime, for example (see joe rogan). it's true that the american system has elected some truly crazy people, and so that will be a weakness for sure, but is more of an indictment of our system than the project, per se. i'm sure there will further be some kind of statement on the website that chris cannot ensure the veracity of any statement made by the elected officials. so it's not the same as factcheck.org or whatever, either.
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Post by Bob on Mar 3, 2020 18:33:47 GMT
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Post by Picap on Mar 11, 2020 23:33:37 GMT
Since SXSW is cancelled it looks like Chris will be going the Talk show avenue for promo Evans will be appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyer Tuesday, March 17 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Also...
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Post by elasticheart on Mar 12, 2020 13:52:05 GMT
scratch this one out too.
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