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Sunday, March 20, 2005 Page: 3B
Hey, America, are we really going to get out and solve the “health care”
crisis? Medical bills are outrageous, so we get more and better health care
coverage. My solution: Let’s see who is causing it.
Medical errors or “mistakes” kill more Americans than highway fatalities
each year. Of approximately 8 million hospital admissions each year, 2.2
million are the direct result of drug interactions/complications from
prescribed medication taken as directed by a physician. Staph infections and
complications from surgery (i.e. removing needed tissue and/or organs) are a
known risk upon entering a hospital.
The solution to drug interactions and overpricing of the drugs: Buy more
and broader drug coverage plans. My solution: Let’s question the
overprescribing “medical” men and overpricing “drug companies” (i.e. money
machine). Any and all drugs are good if used in the right context and over a
time period which allow self-healing – but hardly in the context, maybe the
doctor thinks it’s “right for me.” Oh, it causes headaches, muscle cramps and
occasional vomiting (i.e. sitting down to dinner), but maybe the doctor thinks
it’s “right for me.” It’s really a national disgrace and also impugns the
problem solving of all Americans.
Michael S. Mundy Plymouth