Sign tiff just a bunch of drama
So people are surprised that someone is stealing political signs? Pardon me if I don’t care. I hope the police have better ways to spend their time. The whole practice seems to be predicated on the dubious assumption that there are fools who base their vote on which candidate has more signs blighting our roadways.
I am told it is called “branding.” Here’s all the branding you need to know about this election. Republicans are going to vote for Handel. Democrats are going to vote for Ossoff. The winner will spend the next two years fetching coffee for their party leaders and voting as they are told. No number of signs littering the 6th District is going to change any part of that.
So spare me the drama and angst over who is stealing whose signs. There are no fools out there who are going to change their vote because you put a sign in your yard or on the highway and no fools who are going to change their vote if somebody else steals it.
DANIEL MEEHAN, PEACHTREE CORNERS
Insurer’s NurseLine will help with ER visits
I read the story “Insurer sets limits on emergencies,” News, June 1, which discussed some of the ways that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is using to steer patients away from the emergency room who do not actually need this level of intensive intervention. The story, however, omitted one of the key ways that this insurer is working to reduce unnecessary ER visits: its 24/7 NurseLine, which offers members a phone conversation with a nurse to assess symptoms and direct the member to the most appropriate level of care. Programs like these run by health insurance companies, hospitals, health systems, group practices, and self-insured employers are instrumental in helping people decide if they really ought to be in an emergency room or can have their needs met by a less-expensive care setting, such as a physician’s office, urgent care center, or even self-care at home.
RICHARD COHEN, AT HEALTHCARE CALL CENTER TIMES
