FR: People Died Because Of "Bad New Orleans Health System"

[K8-EEE]

"Interestingly, Fox has been interviewing people at the Astrodome. One doctor said that many of these people have not been seen by a doctor in YEARS, if ever. They are dealing with hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetics, etc. Doctor on now saying they need insulin and congestive heart failure meds.

Seems to me we also are seeing evidence of a complete failure of the New Orleans public health system.

Fox commentator said in some ways the peope in the Astrodome are BETTER OFF, because they are finally getting medical care!
361 posted on 09/04/2005 7:38:32 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.) "

THEY REALLY, REALLY DON'T GET IT DO THEY? NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM? ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DIED WERE SICK ANYWAY? God!! The Bush apologists are REALLY stretching it today.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476994/posts?q=1&&page=351

[liberaliraqvet26]

1. that might be true....

but whose fault is that??

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. What "Public Health System"?

:shrug:

[K8-EEE]

5. Apparently There Is An Urban Health Care Program

YEAH RIGHT!

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

7. Ohhhhh, one of those, with a quota of 100 patients per day?

:grr:

[Corgigal]

3. public health system?

In The United States Of America? Wow, who knew?

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Sounds like there is lots of support on FR for

National Health Care. :eyes:

[librechik]

11. exactly--those commies over at FR

are telling us we should have had a magnificent and efficient public funded health care system. Next they'll be saying we should have had public transit out of town to evacuate everybody!

Say, what a great idea!That sort of thing is right down the Democrats' alley. I hope a bunch of freepers come over to our side and help us get it done!

[moc]

6. To a certain extent, he is correct. Social inequalities in this country

in terms of availability and accessibility of quality health care have contributed to nearly a million deaths in the last decade.

Let me see if I can find the paper published in the American Journal of Public Health last year and post the abstract.

The tragedy in New Orleans has ripped the facade off the social inequalities in this country. Social inequalities that policies advocated by freepers have created.

[moc]

13. Here it is. Abstract from AJPH article on health disparities

Woolf, S.H., Johnson, R.E., Fryer Jr, G.E., Rust, G., Satcher, D. (2004) The Health Impact of Resolving Racial Disparities: An Analysis of US Mortality Data. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (12), 2078-2080.

The US health system spends far more on the "technology" of care (e.g., drugs, devices) than on achieving equity in its delivery. For 1991 to 2000, we contrasted the number of lives saved by medical advances with the number of deaths attributable to excess mortality among African Americans. Medical advances averted 176633 deaths, but equalizing the mortality rates of Whites and African Americans would have averted 886202 deaths. Achieving equity may do more for health than perfecting the technology of care.

[klook]

8. Yeah, remember that socialized medicine system

that Hitlery Clinton put in place? That's what killed all those people! :silly:

[donco6]

9. Oh, you mean the Public Health cut by B*sh?

Where have these idiots been? Haven't they seen the devestating cuts to social services - including Public Health - since Bush assumed power?

[Mr_Spock]

10. It's a lose-lose for these morons - do they realize this?

IF they are getting BETTER healthcare at the Astrodome, WHY is this? Hmmmm? Tell us why this is fucking elitist bigot freepers!! I'm waiting!!

Compassionate conservatives my ASS - what a nonsequitur.



...and WHY if these people were sick weren't they evacuated FIRST - oh, that's right, only wealthy white bigots get evacuated - poor people with no cars or the infirmed should die due to natual selection RIGHT Mr. right-wing bigot?

Jack asses...

[Inland]

12. You mean the "public health system" FR would do away with entirely

in order to save a couple bucks?

Anyone think that free markets/private enterprise is going to treat anyone who just lost everything in a disaster and is now in a refugee camp?

[madrchsod]

14. who gives a flying fuck what they say?

you know what they will say so why fucking bother to even read their vomit? what a fucking waste

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. They are savages: Ignore them

They lack ethics, compassion, and reason. Ostracize them.

[stepnw1f]

16. I Would Love to Drop Their Asses...

in a very poor black neighborhood, tie them to a post and have a loud speaker replay the shit they spout at FR.

Then sit back and watch the fear overwhelm them to the point of breaking down. Their disconnect to reality really needs to be shattered in a very crude fashion.

Their may never be divine intervention for such filth.