Commentary on the Health Care Industry

We've gained a new appreciation the last month for health care workers and equally important health insurance. Here is an abreviated list:

• two episodes of respiratory distress at school,
• two trips to the emergency room from school in an ambulance,
• several trips to the OBGYN,
• several visits and phone calls to the family doctor,
• a trip to the Allergy specialists,
• a 2:00 am trip to the ER with a kid with the croup,
• multiple X-rays,
• dental checkups
• and regularly scheduled well child visits to the pediatrician

I think we are getting our fair share of the group medical plan. The ladies at the hospital are starting to wonder if we come there with actual problems or if we just need an excuse to come see them.

ej