ObamaCare in a Red State

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Tuesday March 18, 2014 · 1:39 PM PDT

2014/03/18 · 13:39

Saturday morning I was at work in the ED of a large urban teaching hospital in a red state without a Medicaid expansion or a state exchange. We are the second largest safety net hospital in the United States and at times we can see 300 patients a day in our ED. We are affiliated with the school of medicine at our beloved state school and we all try very hard to take care of the people with what we have. Sometimes that makes me and all my coworkers MacGyvers, but we get it done.

As I walked across our brand new mezzanine to the cafeteria to get another large coffee and a scone, I was stunned to see over 200 people waiting in every possible seat, aisle way and corridor. It was about 8am. Moms, dads, kids - Mamaws not old enough for Medicare...this is the heartland after all. They were all hanging out and waiting patiently for sign up day. Sign up day. For ObamaCare.

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Friday August 17, 2012 · 7:36 AM PDT

2012/08/17 · 07:36

When I was an obedient Latter Day Saint daughter growing up in the 70s and 80s, I came to the understanding that we were held to a higher standard. There were plenty of things that may be legal, but they were definately not moral. We were instructed to live in the world but not be 'of the world.' It's a common theme in Mormon culture. I want to point out that almost everyone I have ever met in Mormonism agrees that there is a difference between Mormon doctrine and Mormon culture. Some Mormons have told me that being a Mormon is like being a Jew. Food requirements, cloistered communities, special clothing, covenents with God...except for the veritable flash in the pan time difference compared to Judaism, I can see a slight similarity.
I don't practice Mormonism anymore, but there are plenty of tasty morsels of wisdom contained within it, along with some incredibly insane bits as well. I have come to the conclusion that as hard as the church tries, its not immune to the demons of the world. And I wanted to take a minute and point out some things that may give voters, or maybe just culture warriors like me some pause.

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ObamaCare in a Red State

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