Accessible Gardening: #14: Practical Matters for Physically Challenged Gardeners , 1 by Sansai87

Sansai87 wrote:
I thought fewer and fewer doctors accepting Medicaid and Medicare were a nationwide problem. I’m surprised it wasn’t a problem in Massachusetts. The Emergency Room staffs in public hospitals are always complaining about it. They see patients who just couldn’t wait two or three weeks for an appointment with a doctor who accepted Medicare/Medicaid insurance. The ER personnel feel like their system is getting clogged with “GOMER” cases and they can’t serve real trauma patients (heart attacks, accident victims, etc.) GOMER is an off-the-record term. I think it stands for “Get Out of My Emergency Room” A public hospital can’t legally turn away anyone and I believe they always accept Medicaid and Medicare insurance. My Aunt Marj (one of Mama Kay’s sisters) who is a hospital administrator says the problem is caused by the fact that doctors aren’t getting paid for their services and there is a mountain of Paperwork associated with Medicaid and Medicare. Aunt Marj also warned me that I’m not going to have any more medical transcription work starting soon because ObamaCare requires immediate electronic entry of patient information. Meaning I would have to work in a doctor’s office to do the work. There will be no more at home medical transcription work. I hoping it levels out with ObamaCare meaning I can get medical insurance.
We are teasing Mama Kay because she got a rocking chair for her b’day. Seriously, I want a rocking chair too. There is something about sitting on the porch in a rocking chair in the cool of the evening. We were thinking about a porch swing, but, except for Miss Patsy, everyone who spends time around here is economy sized. Big rocking chairs sound a little safer. ;-)
I was hoping to can some tomatoes or make some homemade catsup or pasta sauce, but so far the tomatoes are being eaten fresh before I have a chance to cook with them. Fresh tomato burnout will set in soon perhaps.
We had to take down the wooden entrance to the w/c garden. Termites attacked one of the upright supports. I’m looking at the possibility of using bamboo. I don’t think termites will eat bamboo.
Daylily: ‘Voodoo Dancer’
Zinnia: light pink
Surprise Lily (I think?)
Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’
Cluster ‘Flying Dragon’ Orange


This message was edited Jul 11, 2012 12:38 PM