Tag Archives: health care

Life In Japan: Prescription Drugs

Posted on July 14, 2023 by johnrachel

I still have part of my tonsil. Help! Continue reading →

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“Daddy is a drunk!”

Posted on July 14, 2022 by John Rachel

I’ve spent at least ten years talking about “regime change in Washington DC”, trying to explain exactly what that entails, and why it’s necessary for the survival of our nation. Daddy is a drunk! It’s an allegory. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: A Morning at the Clinic

Posted on September 15, 2018 by johnrachel

I have one story that accurately represents how the “socialized” health care works here, straight from my perspective as a patient. Let me say up front, I’m completely blown away by health care in Japan, but I’ll let you judge for yourself the merits of centrally organized and controlled health care. Continue reading →

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Negotiating With A Rapist

Posted on August 27, 2014 by johnrachel

Aren’t there any absolutes anymore? Aren’t there some things that are not negotiable? We’ve been on the slippery slope too long and it may be a one-way street. Maybe we need to think a little harder about our core values before it’s too late. Continue reading →

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Ship of State

Posted on February 10, 2014 by johnrachel

We can sweat the small stuff but all we will end up doing is standing in a puddle of sweat. Continue reading →

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My Spinal Surgery: Health Care in Asia

Posted on June 27, 2012 by johnrachel

Any sane and constructive discussion of health care has to be based in reality. Here is a dose of reality, my own personal experience with spine surgery in South Korea. The surgeon’s name was Dr. Zhang and he saved my life. Continue reading →

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Pledge: Medicare

Posted on May 15, 2012 by johnrachel

Every version of the Ryan budget bill has represented a direct attack on Medicare. Any congressman who supports it is attempting to undermine an efficient program which has provided for the medical needs of millions of Americans. Such treachery must at all costs be confronted and stopped. Continue reading →

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More Guns . . . Fewer Stethoscopes!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by johnrachel

People are expendable according to Major Keith Markham in a private memo to his platoon leaders. So why not just shoot everyone who steps out of line? Continue reading →

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