When Will You Meet with those in the Trenches of the Medical Profession?

Dear Mr. President,

Good morning. I believe you are in Martha's Vineyard this week. Hopefully hurricane Bill will only add to the marvel of it all and not detract from a needed vacation. As you take time to rest ( and honestly how do you do that as president?) please allow yourself to let your mind wander to different scenerios that you might not have in D.C.

You need to make sure that the voices you are surrounded by are the voices that will help the United States remain a blessed nation. Do not take for granted God's blessing on this country and do not take for granted God's moral laws. Don't mess with those Mr. President and if you are unsure of what I mean please do what needs to be done to determine what I mean.

I am with my mother for the week to attend to her after her open heart surgery on Monday. Today the visiting nurse visited. I asked her what her take was on the Health Care Reform Bill. I wasn't sure if she would engage or if she would politely let me know that this is not what she came to do. She engaged.

She had some excellent ideas. I encouraged her to write to you, to talk to her elected officials and to not just sit on her wisdom. These are the men and women I am talking about when I ask you, Mr. President, to search for the wisdom of the land amongst the citizens. She wonders where are the Doctors in all of this, what are they thinking. She feels there is an eery silence and wonders why.

She thinks you are a genius and yet she has no faith in the government being able to manage such a mammoth beast as the Health Care Reform, no faith whatsoever. She believes there is a problem with insurance companies such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield who keep care from patients. She in contrast sees herself as a part of the medical community that desires to see care given where need be regardless of cost.

She sees a real need for the ER rooms to be managed better and better options for indigents rather than the ER rooms. More clinics is clearly a need in her mind. This woman would do you well to talk to and it confirms my belief that the creative solutions are roaming the streets and your challenge is to allow them to roam into the White House. Let the Doctors and Nurses, the clinicians figure this one out. The insurance companies should stay seated until the medical profession works out the kinks.

Focus on the uninsured, don't mess with the insured. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Start with the poorest of poor and go from there. Rush not, only fools rush in.

Enjoy Martha's Vineyard and make sure you take advantage of the this time with the three women who matter the most!

Blessings,

Mrs. Burkholder