[speaker001:] you want to go first
[speaker002:] well I believe that the um the voice that uh initialized this call asked about uh if we thought that it should be something that should be put into action
[speaker001:] yeah like the government if should the government make it universal or something like that
[speaker002:] yes I I I I would be committed to that
[speaker001:] uh-huh you you would be in favor of it
[speaker002:] because oh definitely yes
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh-huh
[speaker002:] I know that there are many countries that um are very successful with the operation of the government uh providing that plan
[speaker001:] uh-huh do they have options on who they uh you know like choices of doctors and that type of thing do you
[speaker002:] um I'm not sure what how their program is run but I know it has been successful
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and I would really have to uh read the history of probably I uh the country that has faired very well with it I'd like to see the uh the data on that
[speaker001:] uh-huh that's the way with me I don't know a whole lot about it I would that's the only concern I would have because I think personalities plus the type of doctor it is has a lot to do with the care and if you didn't have any choice on you know on who you go to
[speaker002:] well I yes I think that's primary is if you have a good relationship
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] with your doctor that you can feel free to discuss
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] anything with him
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and uh
[speaker001:] or to change even like if you didn't approve or didn't think you were getting good service
[speaker002:] oh absolutely that the choice would be yours
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] um given the proper guidelines for your health
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] that you should be able to make um a choice there
[speaker001:] uh-huh that that's one of my main concerns I I have a friend that has their boy has been sick for several months and they just have found out what's the trouble and they have gone through uh one two three four five doctors and then a team of doctors and they finally determined what the problem was it took that long
[speaker002:] yes and the expense of that yes
[speaker001:] and that that something like that you know I thought if you couldn't change or look elsewhere you know for help if you want I don't know how that program works you know if you can do that
[speaker002:] well I would I would think that they would have that as part part of the benefit
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] to the health care program that you would indeed have a choice
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] that you could select that individual yourself
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and I'm sure that they would have a history of each doctor and hopefully that they would have their um accreditations there too
[speaker001:] um-hum I guess that's that's primarily was one of my thoughts you know because you know how government is
[speaker002:] yes um but those guidelines have to be set up and I think they should be voted on by the public
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and uh
[speaker001:] for them to have a choice on
[speaker002:] uh-huh uh-huh
[speaker001:] if they're in favor of it or not
[speaker002:] right yes and of course they would give a full plan of what their intentions would be and
[speaker001:] it it would
[speaker002:] um I think that's primary uh for the health if they were going to have a universal health care plan
[speaker001:] um-hum uh-huh
[speaker002:] that uh they would have all the facts and the figures and uh what it would mean to each individual family and uh and individual
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] perhaps being single
[speaker001:] uh-huh huh
[speaker002:] um I'm not sure what else that uh we could address uh on health care um other than the fact I think um the eyes and the ears and the uh whole self should be uh uh included in all of that uh dental eye care and uh our body as a whole should be included in that because
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh uh-huh
[speaker002:] there are so many avenues that needs to be um undertaken in a program like that um I wouldn't want to have to go for a private doctor for anything and not be covered by the program
[speaker001:] uh-huh I know where my son works they have uh an option right now where they can have their own physician or they can choose one that their company has elected
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] and that costs them less if they take the doctor that the that the company has selected
[speaker002:] and does he have an option uh if he doesn't care for the personality
[speaker001:] he get well only to the point that he could go to somebody at his own expense
[speaker002:] oh I see
[speaker001:] otherwise he would you know he has to take the physician that uh and the hospital that the company has chosen as their
[speaker002:] um
[speaker001:] you know the one they have taken and their again I mean he's gotten good service he took the less expensive one of course
[speaker002:] well if he's pleased with it I guess that's uh the bottom line
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] so but I I would be afraid of what would happen if you had a personality conflict or something
[speaker001:] uh right right yeah
[speaker002:] yeah cause there's always that opposite story there
[speaker001:] uh because that's the first I've really known anybody that you know works for somebody that they had that option you know to make the choice of what kind of insurance policy they what kind of hospitalization they wanted to take
[speaker002:] uh-huh it's quite different from when I was uh under doctor's care that's for sure
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] I'm I'm very thankful that I'm not under any doctor's care
[speaker001:] oh if you have your health you're wealthy you really are yeah
[speaker002:] that's right yes
[speaker001:] uh we live in a rural area up here
[speaker002:] uh-huh what part of uh Pennsylvania do you live in
[speaker001:] uh are you familiar with any of the area at all
[speaker002:] well I have a brother that lives there
[speaker001:] where
[speaker002:] uh near uh Philadelphia
[speaker001:] oh well that's that's a ways away but we live in Clarion County
[speaker002:] okay
[speaker001:] uh we have a cousin that lives in Philadelphia and uh
[speaker002:] are you a native Pennsylvanian
[speaker001:] yes uh-huh
[speaker002:] okay so I'm a former Michiganian so
[speaker001:] oh uh-huh that's a nice state
[speaker002:] yes it is it's very lovely it's a very lovely state
[speaker001:] so I suppose really our situation here is even different that it is in you know like more populated areas
[speaker002:] uh-huh uh-huh I'm sure it is uh-huh
[speaker001:] as far as uh the doctors that are available of course we have good physicians here too we've been pretty fortunate we've had some of the most outstanding doctors in our area for some of the different fields
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] so uh we've been pretty fortunate um-hum
[speaker002:] that has broadened so much also
[speaker001:] oh yeah
[speaker002:] that is the fields that you know are opening up are um just phenomenal they
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] I mean look at the AIDS uh case you know I mean they
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] that's a whole new field in itself it's just
[speaker001:] oh yeah
[speaker002:] in itself it's just it's an auto immune deficiency but it sure is a dilly one
[speaker001:] uh-huh it sure is I still wish they could do more with the cancer situation though
[speaker002:] yes I do too
[speaker001:] they uh they just don't seem to be I know they're making progress but not like that I would like to see yeah yeah
[speaker002:] to eradicate it entirely yeah well there's guidelines that people have to follow and if they're determined to uh have their cigarettes and the other uh
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] carcinogenic causing items then
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] how do you teach them I guess you would
[speaker001:] but a majority a lot of them don't do these things even and it doesn't seem to matter
[speaker002:] that's true too it's I I I really believe our environment have a lot to do with it
[speaker001:] so uh it real uh-huh well they say second hand smoke and that is worse than smoking so so what do you do you know
[speaker002:] yeah well you just have to ban the smoking to their to their little room that they want to
[speaker001:] yeah yeah take their rights away from them they say I never had the desire so I haven't ever had that problem as far as that goes
[speaker002:] um-hum um-hum
[speaker001:] I can't take any credit for not smoking either so
[speaker002:] well it's a bad habit that's
[speaker001:] it's hard to break it's a hard one to quit
[speaker002:] that yes it's they say that it is
[speaker001:] yeah
[speaker002:] well it was nice talking with you
[speaker001:] yes very nice talking to you too and you have a good day
[speaker002:] and well you do the same and uh we'll be talking I guess talking around the country
[speaker001:] right okay
[speaker002:] okay you bye-bye
[speaker001:] um bye bye