Day 109-110
Jackie had chemo #6 today. She is doing very well and of course she ended up sleeping through the whole even. Her stomach seems to be slightly upset and she is still groggy from the Benadryl. Her appetite seems to be a little suppressed do the upset feeling in her stomach. I’m not too worried because I know how strong she is to be able to overcome the effects of chemo. Just one more cycle left! Hopefully her final CT scan shows complete disappearance of the lymphoma.
Lately Jackie and I have been talking about insurances. The biggest news these days has to do with Anthem Blue Cross, owned by Wellpoint Insurance Co, raising their insurance premiums by 39%. They raised rates last year as well. President Barack Obama, who is trying to pass a health insurance policy, is extremely angry at this insurance company raising rates while unemployment and uninsured Americans are at record highs. The president of Wellpoint, Angela Braly, showed up on capital hill to justify such rate hikes. Her justifications testified that “rising healthcare costs and the underpayment by government programs forced the company to raise premiums.” She also stated that due to the current recession healthy people or cancelling their policies so not enough money is being generated to support those who actually use their insurance policies. Representative Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from Illinois asked the president how much money do you make. Her response was “my salary is $1.1 million. I receive stock compensation with a value of $8.5 million and last year an incentive payment of $73,000,".
This is how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. When America is sufferring, these people are still making money. When will all this selfish atitude from CEO’s, politicians, and our country subside? When will the USA actually live up to its name of being united?