Comments on: Gary’s story http://lifeomike.org/2008/10/12/garys-story/ Health Care For All Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shannon F http://lifeomike.org/2008/10/12/garys-story/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Shannon F Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:50:58 +0000 http://lifeomike.org/?p=243#comment-68 I\'m an RN at a local hospital here in NC. It seems that every time I go into work, I hear stories from my patients about how their health insurance is lacking. I\'ve taken care of a grandmother after a hip replacement whose insurance wouldn\'t pay for her to go to rehab -- she was the sole caregiver for her 3 school-aged grandchildren and had to go home, on her own, to recover. I cared for a gentleman who, after several extensive surgeries, was left with large, gaping wounds and several skin grafts on his abdomen. He told me that his insurance would not pay for the dressing supplies he needed for his wounds, unless he had a home health nurse, which he didn\'t need. There was also a woman whose insurance would not pay for the medication she needed to battle a severe infection of a foot wound after she had recovered from a blood clot in her leg. It was $1600 for a one-month supply -- the insurance company said it was unnecessary. As a healthcare worker, I strive to provide the best care I can for my patients every day. Unfortunately, our healthcare system in America can\'t say the same. I\’m an RN at a local hospital here in NC. It seems that every time I go into work, I hear stories from my patients about how their health insurance is lacking. I\’ve taken care of a grandmother after a hip replacement whose insurance wouldn\’t pay for her to go to rehab — she was the sole caregiver for her 3 school-aged grandchildren and had to go home, on her own, to recover. I cared for a gentleman who, after several extensive surgeries, was left with large, gaping wounds and several skin grafts on his abdomen. He told me that his insurance would not pay for the dressing supplies he needed for his wounds, unless he had a home health nurse, which he didn\’t need. There was also a woman whose insurance would not pay for the medication she needed to battle a severe infection of a foot wound after she had recovered from a blood clot in her leg. It was $1600 for a one-month supply — the insurance company said it was unnecessary.

As a healthcare worker, I strive to provide the best care I can for my patients every day. Unfortunately, our healthcare system in America can\’t say the same.

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