To the editor:
Regarding Dr. Gruner’s letter to the editor in The Shawano Leader:
As you know, you talk to us from great privilege, and when you say, “I’ll keep you posted,” my thought is that, as a member of the general public, I wish I could keep you posted.
With the changes in health care (Affordable Care Act), the power battle between Washington, insurers, hospitals, patients, pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and the general public came down like this: Insurers got a fair shake; uninsured and underinsured patients truly benefited; while hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment companies were left free to charge exorbitant prices.
The general public? No real strategy for cost containment. At the moment, the hospital sets the price and the insurer jumps to it.
So, I guess, there is nothing for me to “post.”
You say, “We are committed to improving the health of the communities we serve.”
Well, if we can’t afford your super-duper doctors, scans, room rates, or even decipher the special language and codes … You get the point.
Mary Podzilni,
Bonduel
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