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Oopsie Daisy

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24. I understand. I'm not as conflicted as you. I acknowledge that innocent people will suffer *

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:48 AM

Aug 13

* or die, but I remain hopeful that those deaths will have a lasting impact on the survivors and that the voting habits will change. So, it's sad, but I remain optimistic.

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Health crisis as many rural emergency rooms now have no doctors [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 12 OP

At least the ladies aren't getting abortions! CrispyQ Aug 12 #1

The cost of that medical plane flight mentioned in the article BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #2

double or triple than North Coast Lawyer Aug 12 #7

Might be less in Montana though. BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #10

I flew air ambulance in rural NM 8 yrs ago after a rattlesnake bite womanofthehills Aug 12 #13

A for-profit health system along with the best democracy money can buy! CrispyQ Aug 13 #25

I had a coworker airlifted from the Twin Cities to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester NickB79 Aug 12 #8

i'm thinking less being that the article example was indicating that happened in Montana BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #11

The Twin Cities to Mayo is about a 75 minute drive. LuckyLib Aug 12 #12

Yep NickB79 Aug 12 #16

I am so conflicted about this. Biophilic Aug 12 #3

I understand. I'm not as conflicted as you. I acknowledge that innocent people will suffer * Oopsie Daisy Aug 13 #24

No doctors in rural ERs? BaronChocula Aug 12 #4

When you live rural - the Physician Assistants are not always top notch womanofthehills Aug 12 #14

OHMYGOD BaronChocula Aug 12 #19

Not going to change anytime soon. North Coast Lawyer Aug 12 #5

And don't forget that they just made it harder to pay for medical school not fooled Aug 12 #9

Thanks, that link was slow to load for me but found this, who knows what other destructive items are in that bill ... cliffside Aug 12 #15

Holy crap! mahina Aug 13 #23

no poors allowed in this club North Coast Lawyer Aug 13 #29

Been going on for decades. And rural Ekalaka is fortunate to even have a doctor/NPP's office. That's reality. Silent Type Aug 12 #6

The AMA has kept the number of Doctors below our needs for almost 80 years now IbogaProject Aug 12 #17

residency /sleep deprivation slavery system As if the problem we were solving mahina Aug 13 #22

Make America a Third World Nation Hekate Aug 12 #18

Trump stopped over 6,000 international medical students from coming to the US. live love laugh Aug 13 #20

This makes my heart hurt. mahina Aug 13 #21

Hmmm ... how did rural America vote, again? Scrivener7 Aug 13 #26

Dear Rural America, Prairie Gates Aug 13 #27

When profit is the motive Old Crank Aug 13 #28

At least the left gets pwned durablend Aug 14 #30

MAGA motto: I'd rather die than vote Democratic. nt delisen Aug 14 #31