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Leave a comment Posted on January 25, 2017January 28, 2017 Multiple Sclerosis

Will President Trump be a good or bad thing for the Multiple Sclerosis Community? Now updated with reader comments!

President Trump and the Multiple Sclerosis Community

Over the last few years we there has been a great deal of controversy on the whole area of Obamacare and healthcare reform in the USA.

Now that the dust has settled and the inauguration has taken place I’m really interested in the views of the multiple sclerosis (MS) community on the outcomes of the Donald Trump presidency.

It would be great if you could take part in the one question poll below.

Please note that all answers are anonymous so please do take part.

If you have any comments feel free to share them in the comments section below.

Many thanks for your help and have a pain free day!

The first comments for our readers have come in. See below

Update 1

“His plan to have conversations with the drug companies about medicine costs and availability can only move toward better costs for MS patients”

“This man is dangerously messing with information flow in this country. How are we as citizens going to have all the information on our healthcare or what is going into research and new treatments when he’s gone above and beyond to mess w/the 1st Amm.”

“I am unsure of his views on this subject. However it can’t be any worse than before. Skyrocketing insurance prices that didn’t cover any of the needed treatments.”

“I honestly do not know, but he does scare me. He doesn’t like science, but we need it for western medicine”

“Don’t want pre-existing removed. Would also like to see stem cell therapy available”

Update 2

“Please read up on ms, talk to people with it. It affects everyone different. It’s an awful incurable disease.”

“What about pre-existing conditions? He has no plan, and neither do the republicans. Just want to repeal”

“If he caters to the conservatives, pre-existing conditions will come back, and stem cell research will be stopped, it seems when people like to talk about exspesive drugs they always forget MS drugs but instead talk about epi pen or diabetes drugs”

“He is a narcissistic two year old. It is utterly astounding someone as damaged as him would be elected as president. But 40% couldn’t be bothered voting at all. Maybe people should have stopped praying and voted instead for anyone else.”

“I don’t believe he will be good or bad for ms. I believe he will do nothing to help us. I’d be surprised if he even mentioned multiple scherosis in the next four years.”

“He has good ideas to help us. Keep preexisting conditions in, find a way to lower RX prices and allow more research for stem cells. All positive things.”

Leave a comment Posted on January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Healthcare Reform

Do you support the abolition of Obamacare? Take our poll and have your say

Should the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare be repealed?

Looking at the US election of 2016 from the outside it struck me that Obamacare (or the Affordable Care Act) was one of the hot issues of the election.

Indeed it was remarked upon in the UK , at least, how many voters brought up Obamacare as their central reason for voting in the way the did.

And now it looks as though Obamacare is on its way out.

But is this a good thing in your view? To help you have your say I’ve set up a new poll below. I’d would be great if you could spend a couple of second voting. Thanks.

But what should replace Obamacare and how might US healthcare be reformed? Why not share your thoughts in the comments box below.

Do you support the abolition of Obamacare?

Leave a comment Posted on September 20, 2015September 18, 2015 Diet

Can governments support healthy food preferences? The Lancet’s View

The whole area of the role has been covered by the blog in the past.

We have looked at Obamacare, smoking bans and ideas for more general healthcare reform such as polyclinics.

Here the UK’s The Lancet magazine, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world, have created this infographic which make a case for government interference in diet to improve public health.

So what’s your view? Does the government need to take action of should they butt out of what does not concern them.

Why not use the comments box below to have your say?

Read the full Lancet Obesity 2015 series:
The Lancet: Obesity 2015

Leave a comment Posted on February 15, 2015 Healthcare Reform, Patient Talk

Should the Government be the main provider of healthcare?

State Healthcare?

As many of you will know there is a general election coming up in the UK in a couple of months. The National Health Service is one of the major issues of the campaign. Though for the life of me I can’t see the difference between any of the parties. None of them seem to have any clear idea of delivering health.

In the US healthcare reform has been a major issue. Just look at Obamacare.

So I found myself wondering if government really was the best agency to be providing (or even involved) in healthcare?

What do you think?

Please feel free to take part in our poll below. It would be great if you could use the comments section below to expand on your thoughts!

Thanks in advance!

1 Comment Posted on July 7, 2014November 18, 2018 Patient Talk

Should healthcare be free at the point of deliver? Have your say.

Healthcare professionals should they be free?

The last few decades have seen regular calls for “healthcare reform” from all sides of the political spectrum. Indeed Obamacare has been on the US statutes for some time. How is that working out for you by the way?

In the UK this morning healthcare reform (and funding) was back on the political agenda. The BBC’s web site today reports “Leading figures from the health world are calling for a national debate on how the NHS in England is funded. In a letter to The Times, they say challenges from an ageing population mean the system is “creaking at the seams” and cannot continue as it is. Signatories include the heads of the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing. The BBC’s health editor says the group feels future options may include higher taxes or charges for some treatment.”

Which means, I suppose , that there is some attempt to solve the whole funding crisis of the UK’s healthcare system. Which, of course, is what Obamacare hopes to achieve.

In the UK as many of our readers know the National Health Service offers its services (which are more or less universal) at no cost when actually receiving treatment. Often referred to as “free at the point of delivery”. I should mention here that the services are not free but are paid for by the UK taxpayer.

But , for some, this model is past its sell by date.

They argue that changes in medical technology and increased life expectancy mean we are going to have to rethink how we find healthcare.

But that does not automatically mean that free at the point of access is a bad idea. I’m really interested in what my readers think. We have set up a poll below to find out what you are consumers of medicine and healthcare think. So it would be really great if you could take part.

I would also be really useful if you could share your thoughts in more detail in the comments section below.

Many thanks in advance.