tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706938836429821885.post6695313152069799566..comments2021-06-11T04:45:45.866-07:00Comments on PMMDaily: Emergency Department Crowding DangerousJohn A. Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06908526384688432087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706938836429821885.post-68744684409008551562008-02-04T10:21:00.000-08:002008-02-04T10:21:00.000-08:00Dear Tribalecho,Unfortunately, I do not have any g...Dear Tribalecho,<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I do not have any great ideas regarding reforming the US healthcare/health insurance system. Many smart people are working on this complex problem.<BR/><BR/>My thoughts are "anecdotal" and I know that the system is broken, and filled with 40 some million uninsured Americans, the cost of medical care in the U.S. is exorbitant, and where the U.S. ranks in medical outcome in the world is not good for the amount of money we spend. <BR/><BR/>I watch the debates and read what I can. I have more visceral ideas than grey matter ideas. I don't think you need that.<BR/><BR/>From first hand experience, I do know that ER overcrowding can be very dangerous. The finger is often pointed at the ER's around the country. However, the big problem is moving patients from the ER to another location, like an inpatient bed. That is where the medical center administration needs to be of some help and not let the ER and its patients flounder.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could give you a much better answer.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn A. Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908526384688432087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706938836429821885.post-57149960651202490962008-02-01T10:37:00.000-08:002008-02-01T10:37:00.000-08:00Dear Dr. Carrol,Having found your Haiti blog I cam...Dear Dr. Carrol,<BR/><BR/>Having found your Haiti blog I came by here and this posting makes me wonder what your idea for reforming the US healthcare/health insurance system might look like. I realize you're a very busy guy so just a point or two to orgs with simular ideas would be very helpful. I'm fairly familiar with the subject, or at least I did a bit of reading and activism in the early '90's. I like single-payer but I'm don't want a system like England. More like one risk-pool, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. But I'd like to get some more concrete details into my brain.<BR/><BR/>TIA, and thank you for some glimpse at grace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com