DEAR ABBY: The recent letter you published from the pharmacy intern, Angela, has me seeing RED!
While I agree that millions of people abuse the medical system in the United States, for many others it is the only way to get the medical attention they need. It's a disgrace that people must use overcrowded emergency rooms for mundane illnesses such as colds (have you ever had a sick child who is having trouble breathing?) just so Medicaid will pay for it. Has it ever occurred to you or Angela that these people have no other means for medical treatment? The $3.99 the cough syrup costs could mean the difference in whether the family eats or not!
Instead of whining about how people abuse the system, we need to work to make the system better. We all know it would be far less expensive to have Medicaid pay for the doctors' office visits instead of emergency rooms.
With her lack of compassion for the human race, I'm relieved that Angela decided to be a pharmacist instead of an M.D. -- BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASH.