Comments on: Musicians and Health Care Reform http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/ The Community for Working Musicians Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Writing Samples http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 Writing Samples Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:31:12 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-6285 [...] Musicians and Health Care Reform How to Influence U.S. Arts Policy Published in the Overture Newspaper: March, [...] [...] Musicians and Health Care Reform How to Influence U.S. Arts Policy Published in the Overture Newspaper: March, [...]

]]> By: Healthcare Article Published in L.A. | David J. Hahn http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-3095 Healthcare Article Published in L.A. | David J. Hahn Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:47:29 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-3095 [...] The article was originally posted on MusicianWages.com, and you can read it at this link. [...] [...] The article was originally posted on MusicianWages.com, and you can read it at this link. [...]

]]> By: Elyse Louise http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 Elyse Louise Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:14:52 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2792 Thank you for sharing your story and creating more awareness of the issue of health coverage in the United States. Health care reform is something I am also very passionate about. While I was reading through some of the comments I noticed the comment left by KSE which read: "Isn’t health insurance available through the performing arts societies, at least one of them? Wishing you the best." After reading this I began to wonder if that was true. With a small amount of research I found a website listing health insurance resources in New York: http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com/dataread.pl?DB=CR_HI&STATE=ALL&menu=ccomforts&order=psv+org+pub+per+web+pro Unfortunately, I have done extensive research for my area and there aren't nearly as many resources here, but I hope this can help some people. Thank you for sharing your story and creating more awareness of the issue of health coverage in the United States. Health care reform is something I am also very passionate about.

While I was reading through some of the comments I noticed the comment left by KSE which read:

“Isn’t health insurance available through the performing arts societies, at least one of them?

Wishing you the best.”

After reading this I began to wonder if that was true. With a small amount of research I found a website listing health insurance resources in New York:

http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com/dataread.pl?DB=CR_HI&STATE=ALL&menu=ccomforts&order=psv+org+pub+per+web+pro

Unfortunately, I have done extensive research for my area and there aren’t nearly as many resources here, but I hope this can help some people.

]]> By: william http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 william Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:22:55 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2748 This article was very interesting and I agree that it is something that as musicians we should all be aware of, and help to solve the issue This article was very interesting and I agree that it is something that as musicians we should all be aware of, and help to solve the issue

]]> By: Mr. Meowington http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Mr. Meowington Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:29:20 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2735 Funny thing is how some people are afraid of "socialized medicine". Don't we already have many social programs and departments? Welfare Unemployment Public Police Public Firefighters Public Libraries National Parks MEDICARE Social Security The list goes on. Whatever people saying it's a bad thing, it really isn't. We're spending billions of dollars on defence and other things and for what? Freedom and Democracy? My ass. (No offense) Ever since Nixon was introduced with this private insurance plan, it has gone down the drain. People are afraid of a "government take over" but what I'm more afraid is a corporation take over, where they have taken control of our government, our people, just to gain more profits. Nowadays it's not important how a hospital treats a patient, it's whether they can make a profit. It's all about the profits. What about the patient (consumer)? That doesn't matter anymore. What I like about Great Britain's and France's (who happen to have better health care than the U.S.) is that everyone gets treated, doctors actually get paid well, and it's cheaper than what the U.S. spends. Overall? It's more efficient. Now some say there's waiting lines...yes there are. I have family who go through that but they tell me it's not as bad as media in the States portrays it to be (mainly payed by lobbyists and insurances to make us believe it's bad). I believe we have the best doctors, equipment, facilities and everything to be the #1 in the health world. Glenn Beck recently said that our system is good and shouldn't be changed. An example he used was a politician from Australia coming over to get health. Why yes, we do have the best, but what he failed to realize is that it's an Australian politician, very likely to be wealthy something a great percentage of the American population isn't. So why does it matter that we have the best when we can't even provide basic health care to our citizens that's affordable? Now all of a sudden, compassion is the new "socialism". People need to step up and study political philosophy and ideologies to know what exactly they're saying, something here in the U.S. educational system we lack. But that's another topic. Funny thing is how some people are afraid of “socialized medicine”. Don’t we already have many social programs and departments?

Welfare
Unemployment
Public Police
Public Firefighters
Public Libraries
National Parks
MEDICARE
Social Security

The list goes on. Whatever people saying it’s a bad thing, it really isn’t. We’re spending billions of dollars on defence and other things and for what? Freedom and Democracy? My ass. (No offense)
Ever since Nixon was introduced with this private insurance plan, it has gone down the drain.

People are afraid of a “government take over” but what I’m more afraid is a corporation take over, where they have taken control of our government, our people, just to gain more profits. Nowadays it’s not important how a hospital treats a patient, it’s whether they can make a profit.
It’s all about the profits. What about the patient (consumer)? That doesn’t matter anymore.

What I like about Great Britain’s and France’s (who happen to have better health care than the U.S.) is that everyone gets treated, doctors actually get paid well, and it’s cheaper than what the U.S. spends. Overall? It’s more efficient.
Now some say there’s waiting lines…yes there are. I have family who go through that but they tell me it’s not as bad as media in the States portrays it to be (mainly payed by lobbyists and insurances to make us believe it’s bad).

I believe we have the best doctors, equipment, facilities and everything to be the #1 in the health world.
Glenn Beck recently said that our system is good and shouldn’t be changed. An example he used was a politician from Australia coming over to get health. Why yes, we do have the best, but what he failed to realize is that it’s an Australian politician, very likely to be wealthy something a great percentage of the American population isn’t.

So why does it matter that we have the best when we can’t even provide basic health care to our citizens that’s affordable?

Now all of a sudden, compassion is the new “socialism”. People need to step up and study political philosophy and ideologies to know what exactly they’re saying, something here in the U.S. educational system we lack. But that’s another topic.

]]> By: jamba! http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 jamba! Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:06:16 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2727 Heath care is a right according to the article, but in order to be able to exercise that right you need to pay for it, a lot of money, more money than most people make out of pocket. a friend of mine had to get 3 stitches at the ER, it would have cost 900 dollars if they were uninsured. good health care is an expensive right, and if you can't get it because you dont have the money or the right occupation than it is a restricted right. it would be like having to buy legal insurance so that you could exercise free speech. Heath care is a right according to the article, but in order to be able to exercise that right you need to pay for it, a lot of money, more money than most people make out of pocket. a friend of mine had to get 3 stitches at the ER, it would have cost 900 dollars if they were uninsured. good health care is an expensive right, and if you can’t get it because you dont have the money or the right occupation than it is a restricted right. it would be like having to buy legal insurance so that you could exercise free speech.

]]> By: Lori http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2686 Lori Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2686 Great article! This not only applies to musicians but to nearly all self-employed/small business persons. Here's a little something for the mix: Why is it that every other kind of technology decreases in price over time? Think of the price of computers, big screen TVs and video cameras just a short decade ago. The only medical treatments that have decreased in cost are 1)weight-loss surgery and 2)corrective eye surgery. Both advertise for patients and neither are covered under insurance. Perhaps getting rid of insurance all together and making medical care a true capitalistic venture is the answer. If they have to compete for your hard-earned dollars, don't you think the prices for procedures and care would come down dramatically and become closer to affordable? Just a thought to ponder... Great article! This not only applies to musicians but to nearly all self-employed/small business persons.

Here’s a little something for the mix:
Why is it that every other kind of technology decreases in price over time? Think of the price of computers, big screen TVs and video cameras just a short decade ago. The only medical treatments that have decreased in cost are 1)weight-loss surgery and 2)corrective eye surgery. Both advertise for patients and neither are covered under insurance. Perhaps getting rid of insurance all together and making medical care a true capitalistic venture is the answer. If they have to compete for your hard-earned dollars, don’t you think the prices for procedures and care would come down dramatically and become closer to affordable?
Just a thought to ponder…

]]> By: Published Articles | David J. Hahn http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 Published Articles | David J. Hahn Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:17:23 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2581 [...] Continue Reading… [...] [...] Continue Reading… [...]

]]> By: Dar http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 Dar Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:10:25 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2494 I forgot to add, with MinnesotaCare you can only use it within MN and at clinics and specialists that accept it, and any services out of state you need to get approval for. Ideally, if something like this was available at the national level you would be able to get care no matter where you go within the US. I forgot to add, with MinnesotaCare you can only use it within MN and at clinics and specialists that accept it, and any services out of state you need to get approval for. Ideally, if something like this was available at the national level you would be able to get care no matter where you go within the US.

]]> By: Dar http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/musicians-and-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Dar Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:07:05 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=3123#comment-2493 Thank you for sharing your story, David. It's sad that US health care is all about capitalism. People should not be in debt the rest of their lives because of a health setback. Nor should health insurance be based on your employment. Not all employers offer it anymore because it is so expensive, and even then they only offer it to full-time employees, then they only hire part-time workers. My grandmother recently passed away from cancer (age 91); I'm scared to death of that happening to me one day. I currently am on the Minnesota health insurance program for low-income people (MinnesotaCare/Ucare). Coverage is actually quite good and has gotten better over the past year or so. It is based on income; you just have to prove your income and re-apply every year. I would like to see something like this implemented nation wide. If I do go out on a cruise ship, I don't know what would happen when I come back. If you drop it, you have to wait 4 months before you can apply again, and last time it took them 6 months to process my application. The sooner something gets done, the better. Thank you for sharing your story, David. It’s sad that US health care is all about capitalism. People should not be in debt the rest of their lives because of a health setback. Nor should health insurance be based on your employment. Not all employers offer it anymore because it is so expensive, and even then they only offer it to full-time employees, then they only hire part-time workers.
My grandmother recently passed away from cancer (age 91); I’m scared to death of that happening to me one day.
I currently am on the Minnesota health insurance program for low-income people (MinnesotaCare/Ucare). Coverage is actually quite good and has gotten better over the past year or so. It is based on income; you just have to prove your income and re-apply every year. I would like to see something like this implemented nation wide. If I do go out on a cruise ship, I don’t know what would happen when I come back. If you drop it, you have to wait 4 months before you can apply again, and last time it took them 6 months to process my application.

The sooner something gets done, the better.

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