Brian’s Column: Omamacare III

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brian Wright

Mama Bear’s 3d modern-hospital encounter …
by Brian Wright

[Omamacare II]
Will it be the charm?

More or less keeping track of ol’ Mama Bear as she struggles with her later-in-life medical issues. At the beginning of her dialysis treatment for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) I made some observations that as bad as the existing corporate system is, nationalizing it via Obamacare will make it ten times worse. Then about a year ago, Mom had a medical emergency that entailed a weeklong stay at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, which I documented as O-mama-care II (OMC2). Get it? Omamacare. Ha ha. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Omamacare II

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Brian Wright

Henry Ford
“Hey, this is the only mom I got!”
by Brian Wright

[Omamacare i]
Background

Phyllis Wright, aka Mom (84), has been undergoing hemodialysis at a facility associated with St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, since roughly October 2009. It’s a treatment for latent polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which runs in our family—my mom’s mother had it, too, and (without dialysis) lived to be 92. Mom is covered by Health Alliance Plan, which is a PPO associated with Henry Ford Healthcare System, whose physicians and personnel are paid by the plan for Mom’s medical treatment. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: The Constitution Solution

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Brian Wright

Another reason to always listen to your mother
by Brian Wright

This one continues again from the previous two columns that resulted from general consternation over O-Slammer-Care… I mentioned to Mom that the Constitution is simple: no federal authority for health care. She said she agreed with me on this one. “It isn’t in there. Government officials should know and make available the Constitution to their constituents.”