what's wrong with america?

someone very close to me has a mildly serious medical condition.  this person needs regular check-ups to monitor the condition.

unfortunately this person also has un-stable insurance available.  meaning companies are often changed, income status is often fluctuating, and coverage is changing.

i don't believe in the medical community.  i try to avoid antibiotics at all costs. i treat my self the most natural way i can for colds, the flu, allergies, etc.  i dont trust most doctors and think a lot of time they are ordering tests/medications for their own benefit(monetary or covering their ass).

a good example was when i saw a doctor for this awful cough i had for a couple weeks.  i only went because it would wake me up several times during the night.  the doctor told me i either had allergies or a cold and prescribed me medications for both.  i got neither.

this person real close to me had a check-up 2 and a half months ago.  it was discovered that a procedure was needed for the prevention of cancer.  this is the second time this person has needed this procedure.  

but because of our awesome medical system here in america this person has had to cancel insurance for a month, switch doctors, and switch insurance.  a clinic failed to inform them of the needed medical forms, forcing the cancellation of an appointment.  the "new" doctor wants to re-do the check up for her own records.  even though they had it done recently and it shows they are at high risk for cancer unless the procedure is done soon.

in the end this person will have to wait three months to get the procedure because of all the paper work that needs to be completed over and over again for the doctor's sake.  

what about our sake?  what about our safety?  when did doctors stop caring about the health of their patients and start caring only about money?

that is why doctor's should be paid less. professions in the health field and law can draw the wrong people.  it can lure those who are hungry money into a career that needs people who are in it for the good of others, not themselves.

IF this person ends up having cancer I don't know what I will do.  But I will take serious action.