Comments on: The Perks Of Elitist Congressional Health Care http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/ "Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the Big Dog because the Big Dog is always right" Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:27:03 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141215 Big Dog Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:58:11 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141215 They have smart cards (so to speak) but the different agencies have different computer systems and there are issues with records of those deployed and the movement all across the world. I think they are slowly making the systems all talk to each other but this is taking time and lots of money. It is like any large bureaucracy, lots of waste in time and effort. They have smart cards (so to speak) but the different agencies have different computer systems and there are issues with records of those deployed and the movement all across the world.

I think they are slowly making the systems all talk to each other but this is taking time and lots of money.

It is like any large bureaucracy, lots of waste in time and effort.

]]> By: Darrel http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141211 Darrel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:21:08 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141211 [The care is great. The paperwork and cost are not so good.] DAR Okay, got it. I don't remember you clarifying this before. Maybe they ought to get a smart card (invented in the US) like Canada, France, UK and Germany have. I think I read that the VA has this too. D. [The care is great. The paperwork and cost are not so good.]

DAR
Okay, got it. I don’t remember you clarifying this before.

Maybe they ought to get a smart card (invented in the US) like Canada, France, UK and Germany have. I think I read that the VA has this too.

D.

]]> By: Blake http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141183 Blake Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:39:39 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141183 Replace a Republican with a Dem, replace the Dems with Reps. Then tell them they are replaceable also- Replace a Republican with a Dem, replace the Dems with Reps.
Then tell them they are replaceable also-

]]> By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141166 Big Dog Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:49:15 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141166 Darrel, I believe we went through this before and I told you then that I meant that it leaves a lot to be desired and I used the wrong words when I wrote it. I think when we discussed this I told you that the care by the people was great but that the troops had to go through a maze in paperwork. I used the word little when I meant that the paperwork and cost leave a lot to be desired. My past statements about the extreme cost of the military health care system and the paperwork involved coupled with my previous clearing up of this should keep you from continually using a mistake I made (improper use of a word) to claim I have two positions. To clear it up one more time. The care is great. The paperwork and cost are not so good. That do it for ya? Darrel, I believe we went through this before and I told you then that I meant that it leaves a lot to be desired and I used the wrong words when I wrote it.

I think when we discussed this I told you that the care by the people was great but that the troops had to go through a maze in paperwork.

I used the word little when I meant that the paperwork and cost leave a lot to be desired. My past statements about the extreme cost of the military health care system and the paperwork involved coupled with my previous clearing up of this should keep you from continually using a mistake I made (improper use of a word) to claim I have two positions.

To clear it up one more time. The care is great. The paperwork and cost are not so good.

That do it for ya?

]]> By: John C http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141157 John C Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:31:52 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141157 This kind of reminds me of the house bank issue some years ago. Congresscritters getting special banking perks that virtually nobody else in the country could get (like being thousands of dollars in the hole without account closure or overdraft fees). So far as getting rid of them, I am in favor of 100% turnover. This kind of reminds me of the house bank issue some years ago. Congresscritters getting special banking perks that virtually nobody else in the country could get (like being thousands of dollars in the hole without account closure or overdraft fees).

So far as getting rid of them, I am in favor of 100% turnover.

]]> By: Darrel http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141154 Darrel Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:40:30 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141154 "While the troops are navigating the unbelievable paper storm and administrative maze that is military care,..." --Big Dog, today vs. “How many here have actually worked in military medicine? The care is the best in the world, the administrative side and the costs leave little to be desired. Military medicine is a bit of a specialty of mine.” --Big Dog, Monday Jun 15th, 2009 at 23:09 I wonder which one of these statements is true? "unbelievable... administrative maze" Or an "administrative side [that] leave little to be desired" Bigd: "the prices are reasonable because there are a lot of federal employees in the pool." DAR Hey, want even more reasonable prices? Put *everyone* in the same pool. That's something our peer countries figured out a long time ago. “While the troops are navigating the unbelievable paper storm and administrative maze that is military care,…” –Big Dog, today

vs.

“How many here have actually worked in military medicine? The care is the best in the world, the administrative side and the costs leave little to be desired. Military medicine is a bit of a specialty of mine.”
–Big Dog, Monday Jun 15th, 2009 at 23:09

I wonder which one of these statements is true?

“unbelievable… administrative maze”

Or an

“administrative side [that] leave little to be desired”

Bigd: “the prices are reasonable because there are a lot of federal employees in the pool.”

DAR
Hey, want even more reasonable prices? Put *everyone* in the same pool. That’s something our peer countries figured out a long time ago.

]]> By: Blake http://www.onebigdog.net/the-perks-of-elitist-congressional-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-141092 Blake Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:56:56 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8050#comment-141092 And the aura of entitlement shines so bright, attracting all the insects. Our Congress- dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants. And the aura of entitlement shines so bright, attracting all the insects.
Our Congress- dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants.

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