Campaign finances
Reference campaign finance issues, it seems that Democrats grouse about moneys Republicans receive from out-of-state/district sources, and Republicans grouse about moneys Democrats receive from out-of-state/district sources. It has been this way for the 50 years I have been a voter and have paid attention to politics.
People just need to “take a chill pill” and realize that such political finance shenanigans will never stop. One side or the other will always find a way around any campaign finance rules.
Richard D. VanOrsdale, Broomfield
‘Corporate medicine’ addendum
My article, “My thoughts on corporate medicine,” appeared on page 4 of the Nov. 16 issue of the Broomfield Enterprise. But the saga isn’t over, for this week, I got a text “reminder” that I owed Advent Health $100.
For what? The “reminder” didn’t say.
Detective work revealed it was for a paid-for appointment in September. It’s now almost December. Do any sentient humans ever monitor electronic messages? Or are we all at the mercy of machines who send out, months after one has received services and paid for them, incorrect “reminders” that one owes money?
What a sad state medicine as it is practiced today has become. Providers don’t know what their billing departments are doing, and billing departments — sometimes out of state! — have little to no non-electronic contact with those who provide services.
Medicine, which should be the most humane of all professions as it deals with our bodies (what could be more intimate than that?), exhibits the least humanity. Doctors have chosen to have 20-minute “visits” with their patients rather than to establish relationships with them. My car mechanic knows more about me and my life than does my physician.
Barbara J. Kelly, Broomfield