For people who rely on medications to control blood pressure, taking the drug at night instead of in the morning may be better for protecting your heart. A recent study of 650 kidney disease patients where at least one blood pressure medication was taken at night suffered fewer than a third of the number of cardiac events - including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure over five years than those who took their medication in the AM. There are other studies that indicate the same heart protective effects. "When you wake up, there's a surge in blood pressure and heart rate," says Dr. David Frid at the Cleveland Clinic. "Taking medication at night means you'll still have a good level of protection the next morning, when the heart is most taxed." Some experts think that statins and antidepressants could be more effective taken at night but recommend talking to your prescribing doctor before changing your medication schedule.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A Medical Food Improves Sensation Of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.
A new study in Reviews in Neurological Disorders notes that patients with diabetic neuropathy may achieve improved cutaneous sensation by taking a combination of L-methylfolate, methylcobalamin and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in a prescription food supplement called Metanx (Pamlab).
Researchers studies 20 patients with type 2 diabetes who Metanx twice a day for four weeks. The study says patients experienced statistically significant improvements in tactile and discriminatory static testing at the left and right great toe and in the heel. Authors noted the greatest improvement occurred between baseline and one year treatment.
The combination of L-methylfolate, methylcobalamin and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate provides patients with the benefits of increased nitric oxide production and increased flow mediated dilation, according to lead study author Mackie Walker, Jr., DPM. He says the supplement improves endothelial function, addressing the postulated underlying pathophysiology of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
When one considers the true cost of the symptomatic treatment medication regimes, such as pregabalin (Lyrica, Pfizer) and duloxetine (Cymbalta, Eli Lilly), Dr. Walker says Metanx is very affordable.
"Since diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the leading cause of amputation, the opportunity to reverse or even slow down the progression of this provess is of tremendous benefit to the cost burden of diabetic peripheral neuropathy to the healthcare system overall," says Dr. Walker.
Dr. Walker also adds that patients tolerate Metanx as well placebo. He notes that of the thousands of patients he has placed on Metanx, only a handful of his patients could not tolerate the medication.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Researchers studies 20 patients with type 2 diabetes who Metanx twice a day for four weeks. The study says patients experienced statistically significant improvements in tactile and discriminatory static testing at the left and right great toe and in the heel. Authors noted the greatest improvement occurred between baseline and one year treatment.
The combination of L-methylfolate, methylcobalamin and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate provides patients with the benefits of increased nitric oxide production and increased flow mediated dilation, according to lead study author Mackie Walker, Jr., DPM. He says the supplement improves endothelial function, addressing the postulated underlying pathophysiology of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
When one considers the true cost of the symptomatic treatment medication regimes, such as pregabalin (Lyrica, Pfizer) and duloxetine (Cymbalta, Eli Lilly), Dr. Walker says Metanx is very affordable.
"Since diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the leading cause of amputation, the opportunity to reverse or even slow down the progression of this provess is of tremendous benefit to the cost burden of diabetic peripheral neuropathy to the healthcare system overall," says Dr. Walker.
Dr. Walker also adds that patients tolerate Metanx as well placebo. He notes that of the thousands of patients he has placed on Metanx, only a handful of his patients could not tolerate the medication.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Study Predicts Dramatic Diabetes Increases By 2034
From Podiatry Today
January 2010
A new study in Diabetes Care predicts the rate of diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and total health care spending for diabetes will nearly triple in the same period.
Researchers project that the number of people in America diagnosed with diabetes will be 44.1 million in 2034, up from 23.7 million in 2009. In the Medicare population with diabetes will rise from 8.2 million in 2009 to 14.6 million in 2034. In that time period, the study authors say the rate of obesity will remain consistent at about 65 percent of the population.
In addition, the study authors say annual medical costs in the United States related to diabetes will increase from $113 billion to $336 billion (a 300% increase) by 2034. They project the rate of Medicare diabetes spending will increase from $45 billion to $171 billion (a 400% increase) during that same period.
Conquering Poor Dietary Choices
While there are environmental and genetic components to diabetes, Dr. Lee Rogers, DPM, blames environmental factors for the projected escalation in prevalence. Specifically, Dr. Rogers says poor dietary choices are the primary driver behind two-thirds of Americans being overweight or obese. Dr. Rogers says that the government's attempts at more accurately labeling foods has not had an effect on obesity.
While unpopular, Dr. Rogers feels that 'fat tax' on items such as soft drinks and fast foods, or financial incentives for being healthy may be needed in order to curb our culture of obesity.
Personal note:
I see many foot and ankle ailments as the result of increased BMI (body mass index). It is of my opinion that patients over the age of 21 that 75% of the problems are related to weight. It is my opinion that until we start attaching this obesity rate to the pocketbook of the individuals (increased health insurance premiums for those with BMI of greater than 25) we will have a culture that will stress the health care industry with increased costs associated with multiple morbidity's.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
January 2010
A new study in Diabetes Care predicts the rate of diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and total health care spending for diabetes will nearly triple in the same period.
Researchers project that the number of people in America diagnosed with diabetes will be 44.1 million in 2034, up from 23.7 million in 2009. In the Medicare population with diabetes will rise from 8.2 million in 2009 to 14.6 million in 2034. In that time period, the study authors say the rate of obesity will remain consistent at about 65 percent of the population.
In addition, the study authors say annual medical costs in the United States related to diabetes will increase from $113 billion to $336 billion (a 300% increase) by 2034. They project the rate of Medicare diabetes spending will increase from $45 billion to $171 billion (a 400% increase) during that same period.
Conquering Poor Dietary Choices
While there are environmental and genetic components to diabetes, Dr. Lee Rogers, DPM, blames environmental factors for the projected escalation in prevalence. Specifically, Dr. Rogers says poor dietary choices are the primary driver behind two-thirds of Americans being overweight or obese. Dr. Rogers says that the government's attempts at more accurately labeling foods has not had an effect on obesity.
While unpopular, Dr. Rogers feels that 'fat tax' on items such as soft drinks and fast foods, or financial incentives for being healthy may be needed in order to curb our culture of obesity.
Personal note:
I see many foot and ankle ailments as the result of increased BMI (body mass index). It is of my opinion that patients over the age of 21 that 75% of the problems are related to weight. It is my opinion that until we start attaching this obesity rate to the pocketbook of the individuals (increased health insurance premiums for those with BMI of greater than 25) we will have a culture that will stress the health care industry with increased costs associated with multiple morbidity's.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Saturday, May 29, 2010
How would you like to lose 21.3% of your income?
Again, Dr's are taking it in the shorts as the proposed 21.3% medicare paycuts are to take affect the 1st of June. I find it interesting that the Congress can vote for themselves almost annual 'cost of living' pay increases but when it comes to individuals responsible for individuals health... they feel it necessary to reduce their incomes. In the state of Texas where I practice, it was reported last week by the Houston Chronicle that 350 physicians were no longer excepting medicare. I fear... there are many more to follow.
Medicare Pay Cut Appears Destined to Hit on June 1
Robert Lowes
May 27, 2010 — The dreaded 21.3% reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians will likely take effect June 1 as scheduled following the failure of House and Senate Democrats tonight to pass the necessary legislation to stop it.
The Memorial Day recess for Congress officially begins Monday, but lawmakers will start to leave the nation's capital tomorrow. Democratic leaders who have tried to avert the massive Medicare pay cut say they simply have run out of time to cut a deal. They might have beat their deadline if it had not been for staunch opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who argued against the deficit spending involved in the legislation.
Anticipating that Congress might not act in time to avert the June 1 pay cut, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has instructed its carriers this week to hold payment on claims with June service dates for the first 10 business days of the month. That way, if Congress retroactively postpones the pay cut early next month, carriers would process the suspended claims at either the current reimbursement rate or any higher — and temporary — rate that lawmakers might approve.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken this route before when a rate decrease took effect, only for Congress to avert it after the fact.
Organized medicine has lobbied Congress hard to block the pay cut. It warns that many physicians would respond to the reduction by turning away seniors, as well as military families covered by TRICARE, which bases its fee schedule on Medicare rates. Physicians on average depend on Medicare for 31% of their revenue, according to the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Unease Over Deficit Spending Stymied a Legislative Solution
House Democrats were hoping to postpone the pay cut until January 1, 2012, and increase Medicare rates 2.2% for the rest of the year and 1% in 2011. To become law, the measure also would have needed Senate approval. Senate Democrats had said earlier that they would legislate through the weekend to finish what the House started.
The solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis — dubbed the "doc fix" by lawmakers — was part of the Democrat-sponsored American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act that also would have extended unemployment compensation benefits and a slew of tax breaks as well as ended other tax breaks. House Democrats, however, could not muster enough votes to pass the bill due to the red ink it represented, even after they had whittled down the doc fix to satisfy Congressional budget hawks, which included Blue Dog Democrats. The original version of the bill would have extended the effective date of the pay cut to January 1, 2014.
As the legislation stood earlier today, it would have cost $127 billion in total spending, raised $43 billion in new revenue, and increased the federal deficit by $84 billion. The doc fix accounted for $23 billion of the cost — down $40 billion from before.
Late Thursday night, House Democrats announced that they would split the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act into 2 bills — one for the doc fix, and the other for everything else — and vote on them separately Friday. However, Senate Democrats said Thursday night that even though they would meet again on Friday, they would not vote on any House bill until they reconvened on June 7 after the Memorial Day recess. Part of the problem for Senate Democrats is that they anticipate the same kind of stonewall opposition to deficit spending that their House counterparts encountered.
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Medscape Medical News that Senate Democrats will seek unanimous consent for a 14-day deferral of the Medicare pay cut as well as the unemployment benefits and tax breaks, but that Republicans are likely to block it. Democrats expect that Republicans will propose their own short-term extension, drawing on unspent funds from last year's economic stimulus legislation. In turn, Democrats plan to block the Republican measure because it diverts money from job creation, the spokesperson added.
G.M. Barclay, American and Physician
Medicare Pay Cut Appears Destined to Hit on June 1
Robert Lowes
May 27, 2010 — The dreaded 21.3% reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians will likely take effect June 1 as scheduled following the failure of House and Senate Democrats tonight to pass the necessary legislation to stop it.
The Memorial Day recess for Congress officially begins Monday, but lawmakers will start to leave the nation's capital tomorrow. Democratic leaders who have tried to avert the massive Medicare pay cut say they simply have run out of time to cut a deal. They might have beat their deadline if it had not been for staunch opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who argued against the deficit spending involved in the legislation.
Anticipating that Congress might not act in time to avert the June 1 pay cut, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has instructed its carriers this week to hold payment on claims with June service dates for the first 10 business days of the month. That way, if Congress retroactively postpones the pay cut early next month, carriers would process the suspended claims at either the current reimbursement rate or any higher — and temporary — rate that lawmakers might approve.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken this route before when a rate decrease took effect, only for Congress to avert it after the fact.
Organized medicine has lobbied Congress hard to block the pay cut. It warns that many physicians would respond to the reduction by turning away seniors, as well as military families covered by TRICARE, which bases its fee schedule on Medicare rates. Physicians on average depend on Medicare for 31% of their revenue, according to the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Unease Over Deficit Spending Stymied a Legislative Solution
House Democrats were hoping to postpone the pay cut until January 1, 2012, and increase Medicare rates 2.2% for the rest of the year and 1% in 2011. To become law, the measure also would have needed Senate approval. Senate Democrats had said earlier that they would legislate through the weekend to finish what the House started.
The solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis — dubbed the "doc fix" by lawmakers — was part of the Democrat-sponsored American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act that also would have extended unemployment compensation benefits and a slew of tax breaks as well as ended other tax breaks. House Democrats, however, could not muster enough votes to pass the bill due to the red ink it represented, even after they had whittled down the doc fix to satisfy Congressional budget hawks, which included Blue Dog Democrats. The original version of the bill would have extended the effective date of the pay cut to January 1, 2014.
As the legislation stood earlier today, it would have cost $127 billion in total spending, raised $43 billion in new revenue, and increased the federal deficit by $84 billion. The doc fix accounted for $23 billion of the cost — down $40 billion from before.
Late Thursday night, House Democrats announced that they would split the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act into 2 bills — one for the doc fix, and the other for everything else — and vote on them separately Friday. However, Senate Democrats said Thursday night that even though they would meet again on Friday, they would not vote on any House bill until they reconvened on June 7 after the Memorial Day recess. Part of the problem for Senate Democrats is that they anticipate the same kind of stonewall opposition to deficit spending that their House counterparts encountered.
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Medscape Medical News that Senate Democrats will seek unanimous consent for a 14-day deferral of the Medicare pay cut as well as the unemployment benefits and tax breaks, but that Republicans are likely to block it. Democrats expect that Republicans will propose their own short-term extension, drawing on unspent funds from last year's economic stimulus legislation. In turn, Democrats plan to block the Republican measure because it diverts money from job creation, the spokesperson added.
G.M. Barclay, American and Physician
How would you like to lose 21.3% of your income?
Again, Dr's are taking it in the shorts as the proposed 21.3% medicare paycuts are to take affect the 1st of June. I find it interesting that the Congress can vote for themselves almost annual 'cost of living' pay increases but when it comes to individuals responsible for individuals health... they feel it necessary to reduce their incomes. In the state of Texas where I practice, it was reported last week by the Houston Chronicle that 350 physicians were no longer excepting medicare. I fear... there are many more to follow.
Medicare Pay Cut Appears Destined to Hit on June 1
Robert Lowes
May 27, 2010 — The dreaded 21.3% reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians will likely take effect June 1 as scheduled following the failure of House and Senate Democrats tonight to pass the necessary legislation to stop it.
The Memorial Day recess for Congress officially begins Monday, but lawmakers will start to leave the nation's capital tomorrow. Democratic leaders who have tried to avert the massive Medicare pay cut say they simply have run out of time to cut a deal. They might have beat their deadline if it had not been for staunch opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who argued against the deficit spending involved in the legislation.
Anticipating that Congress might not act in time to avert the June 1 pay cut, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has instructed its carriers this week to hold payment on claims with June service dates for the first 10 business days of the month. That way, if Congress retroactively postpones the pay cut early next month, carriers would process the suspended claims at either the current reimbursement rate or any higher — and temporary — rate that lawmakers might approve.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken this route before when a rate decrease took effect, only for Congress to avert it after the fact.
Organized medicine has lobbied Congress hard to block the pay cut. It warns that many physicians would respond to the reduction by turning away seniors, as well as military families covered by TRICARE, which bases its fee schedule on Medicare rates. Physicians on average depend on Medicare for 31% of their revenue, according to the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Unease Over Deficit Spending Stymied a Legislative Solution
House Democrats were hoping to postpone the pay cut until January 1, 2012, and increase Medicare rates 2.2% for the rest of the year and 1% in 2011. To become law, the measure also would have needed Senate approval. Senate Democrats had said earlier that they would legislate through the weekend to finish what the House started.
The solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis — dubbed the "doc fix" by lawmakers — was part of the Democrat-sponsored American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act that also would have extended unemployment compensation benefits and a slew of tax breaks as well as ended other tax breaks. House Democrats, however, could not muster enough votes to pass the bill due to the red ink it represented, even after they had whittled down the doc fix to satisfy Congressional budget hawks, which included Blue Dog Democrats. The original version of the bill would have extended the effective date of the pay cut to January 1, 2014.
As the legislation stood earlier today, it would have cost $127 billion in total spending, raised $43 billion in new revenue, and increased the federal deficit by $84 billion. The doc fix accounted for $23 billion of the cost — down $40 billion from before.
Late Thursday night, House Democrats announced that they would split the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act into 2 bills — one for the doc fix, and the other for everything else — and vote on them separately Friday. However, Senate Democrats said Thursday night that even though they would meet again on Friday, they would not vote on any House bill until they reconvened on June 7 after the Memorial Day recess. Part of the problem for Senate Democrats is that they anticipate the same kind of stonewall opposition to deficit spending that their House counterparts encountered.
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Medscape Medical News that Senate Democrats will seek unanimous consent for a 14-day deferral of the Medicare pay cut as well as the unemployment benefits and tax breaks, but that Republicans are likely to block it. Democrats expect that Republicans will propose their own short-term extension, drawing on unspent funds from last year's economic stimulus legislation. In turn, Democrats plan to block the Republican measure because it diverts money from job creation, the spokesperson added.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Medicare Pay Cut Appears Destined to Hit on June 1
Robert Lowes
May 27, 2010 — The dreaded 21.3% reduction in Medicare reimbursement for physicians will likely take effect June 1 as scheduled following the failure of House and Senate Democrats tonight to pass the necessary legislation to stop it.
The Memorial Day recess for Congress officially begins Monday, but lawmakers will start to leave the nation's capital tomorrow. Democratic leaders who have tried to avert the massive Medicare pay cut say they simply have run out of time to cut a deal. They might have beat their deadline if it had not been for staunch opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who argued against the deficit spending involved in the legislation.
Anticipating that Congress might not act in time to avert the June 1 pay cut, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has instructed its carriers this week to hold payment on claims with June service dates for the first 10 business days of the month. That way, if Congress retroactively postpones the pay cut early next month, carriers would process the suspended claims at either the current reimbursement rate or any higher — and temporary — rate that lawmakers might approve.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken this route before when a rate decrease took effect, only for Congress to avert it after the fact.
Organized medicine has lobbied Congress hard to block the pay cut. It warns that many physicians would respond to the reduction by turning away seniors, as well as military families covered by TRICARE, which bases its fee schedule on Medicare rates. Physicians on average depend on Medicare for 31% of their revenue, according to the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Unease Over Deficit Spending Stymied a Legislative Solution
House Democrats were hoping to postpone the pay cut until January 1, 2012, and increase Medicare rates 2.2% for the rest of the year and 1% in 2011. To become law, the measure also would have needed Senate approval. Senate Democrats had said earlier that they would legislate through the weekend to finish what the House started.
The solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis — dubbed the "doc fix" by lawmakers — was part of the Democrat-sponsored American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act that also would have extended unemployment compensation benefits and a slew of tax breaks as well as ended other tax breaks. House Democrats, however, could not muster enough votes to pass the bill due to the red ink it represented, even after they had whittled down the doc fix to satisfy Congressional budget hawks, which included Blue Dog Democrats. The original version of the bill would have extended the effective date of the pay cut to January 1, 2014.
As the legislation stood earlier today, it would have cost $127 billion in total spending, raised $43 billion in new revenue, and increased the federal deficit by $84 billion. The doc fix accounted for $23 billion of the cost — down $40 billion from before.
Late Thursday night, House Democrats announced that they would split the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act into 2 bills — one for the doc fix, and the other for everything else — and vote on them separately Friday. However, Senate Democrats said Thursday night that even though they would meet again on Friday, they would not vote on any House bill until they reconvened on June 7 after the Memorial Day recess. Part of the problem for Senate Democrats is that they anticipate the same kind of stonewall opposition to deficit spending that their House counterparts encountered.
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Medscape Medical News that Senate Democrats will seek unanimous consent for a 14-day deferral of the Medicare pay cut as well as the unemployment benefits and tax breaks, but that Republicans are likely to block it. Democrats expect that Republicans will propose their own short-term extension, drawing on unspent funds from last year's economic stimulus legislation. In turn, Democrats plan to block the Republican measure because it diverts money from job creation, the spokesperson added.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Friday, August 14, 2009
I am sorry... I misspoke...
OK... I thought I was going to be able to write in feelings about National Health care on my facebook account. Wrong! Facebook only allows limited text...
Anyway... I wanted to share with you feedback on England's National Health care from one of my patients.
I saw an established patient of mine (she is 91 years old) in my clinic yesterday and the topic of health care (which is heavily debated right now) came up in our conversation. This woman is 'literally' scared of what is happening to our country.
She also told me that she has a neighbor who's husband was transferred to England last year. Shortly after their arrival, the woman developed an eye condition and wanted to see an Opthalmologist. The doctor's office told her that she had to be enrolled in England's National Health Care to be seen even though the lady was willing to pay cash. It took "6" weeks for her to get enrolled and another "6" weeks for her to be seen. (BTW the 'government' told her which doctor she had to go to which was not the original one she contacted.)
The after the lady was seen, she was told she needed to have surgery which took another "12" weeks. So from the day she initiated contact with a physician, it took "24" weeks, almost half a year to get treated.
After the surgery, she developed double vision and yes, it only took "2" weeks for her to get a follow-up. Frustrated, she came back to America, having to abandon her family and was able to see an Opthomologist within 72 HOURS after making an appointment. The patient had to undergo additional surgery to correct what was done by the surgeon in England, but she was able to go to surgery within 5 days.
This woman also relayed to my patient of a 70 year old man, a national of England, who was diagnosed with 'severe' degenerative joint disease of his knee. You know what he was told. "Let's take a couple of years and see if it gets better." What...???
So 'you' want a public health care plan???
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Anyway... I wanted to share with you feedback on England's National Health care from one of my patients.
I saw an established patient of mine (she is 91 years old) in my clinic yesterday and the topic of health care (which is heavily debated right now) came up in our conversation. This woman is 'literally' scared of what is happening to our country.
She also told me that she has a neighbor who's husband was transferred to England last year. Shortly after their arrival, the woman developed an eye condition and wanted to see an Opthalmologist. The doctor's office told her that she had to be enrolled in England's National Health Care to be seen even though the lady was willing to pay cash. It took "6" weeks for her to get enrolled and another "6" weeks for her to be seen. (BTW the 'government' told her which doctor she had to go to which was not the original one she contacted.)
The after the lady was seen, she was told she needed to have surgery which took another "12" weeks. So from the day she initiated contact with a physician, it took "24" weeks, almost half a year to get treated.
After the surgery, she developed double vision and yes, it only took "2" weeks for her to get a follow-up. Frustrated, she came back to America, having to abandon her family and was able to see an Opthomologist within 72 HOURS after making an appointment. The patient had to undergo additional surgery to correct what was done by the surgeon in England, but she was able to go to surgery within 5 days.
This woman also relayed to my patient of a 70 year old man, a national of England, who was diagnosed with 'severe' degenerative joint disease of his knee. You know what he was told. "Let's take a couple of years and see if it gets better." What...???
So 'you' want a public health care plan???
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Getting back to basics...
I have started a Facebook account where I will be posting my political views. This blog started as a means to post medical information. I am going to return to the roots. If you are interested in my thoughts about health care... go to Facebook. My account name is barclaydpm@hotmail.com
G.M. Barclay, DPM
G.M. Barclay, DPM
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Animal House comes true...
I can't believe what I just saw on the news yesterday. The DNC has posted that if you are aware of anyone who is against health care reform... you can report this activity to the 'Obama Administration' at (flag@whitehouse.gov). "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!" What happen to our 1st ammendment rights??? You know a little something called the freedom of speech?!?!?
I remember in high school reading George Orwell's 1984. You know, that 'fictional' book that made fun of socialism using a bunch of farm animals with pigs controlling the farm. I loved that book. Fun read. Little did I know how accurate that book would become in 2009.
When are we going to wake up America and realize that this administration is set out in creating a socialistic society where the citizens are dependent upon 'big brother' for our food, clothing, housing, etc. This is scarying me... more about health care reform tomorrow.
G.M. Barclay, DPM
I remember in high school reading George Orwell's 1984. You know, that 'fictional' book that made fun of socialism using a bunch of farm animals with pigs controlling the farm. I loved that book. Fun read. Little did I know how accurate that book would become in 2009.
When are we going to wake up America and realize that this administration is set out in creating a socialistic society where the citizens are dependent upon 'big brother' for our food, clothing, housing, etc. This is scarying me... more about health care reform tomorrow.
G.M. Barclay, DPM
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