Guaranteed Healthcare

By Donna Smith

Surreal. I am writing this while in a hematology/oncology office in Maryland. The fact that I’m writing an essay while receiving treatment and have done two conference calls and all my work today is mind-boggling in itself and speaks to the very real world many patients navigate every day now. If we are lucky enough to access care having run the gauntlet of our insurance companies and providers, we then must negotiate the time to care for ourselves. The patient “beltway” is very entrenched.

But this week, I’ve seen so much contradiction inside the more traditionally titled DC beltway and in my state’s seat of power, Annapolis, that my mind is swimming with images and conflicting energies.

One news report on the week: http://community.myvoa.com/_US-Congress-Waging-Fierce-Final-Battle-over-Health-Care-Reform/VIDEO/951198/45137.html?widgetId=294438&widgetID=1001 

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