There aren't many things that make me get on my soapbox...but this is one of them!

I was standing in line at Walgreens to ask the pharmacist a question. There was a woman in front of me who was picking up her perscription. I was not trying to listen, but it was impossiblel to avoid. When the guy told her the total, she asked him, "Isn't it covered?" He told her that some things just weren't covered by whatever insurance it was that she had. She responded with, "Well, I guess I will will hold off on that one and get it later." She stuck her hands in her pocket and walked away. This makes me mad. Prescriptions should not be a privelege, and neither should good health care. Taking care of your health or someone elses health should not be something limited to people who can afford it.

I have never understood how this makes sense at all! I teach in a very rural community. Many of students rely on us at school for their nutrition and their health care. These are the people I worry about the most. What are they supposed to do during the summer?

I am just frustrated with the system of health care in america, and I have been thinking about it a lot since we were signing up for our supplemental insurance policies at work yesterday.

Sorry...this was just something I had to get out of my system!