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HMO GK: After this message from the Federation of HMOs & Health
Insurance Providers, your partners in health care. (MUSIC) (RESPIRATORY VENTILATOR) SS: Dad is so much worse today. TR: He's got some sort of infection. SS: It's a staph infection he picked up here at the hospital.
TR: If only we'd listened to our health insurance company and
kept him at home---- (MUSIC) SS: How you feeling, Pops? TR (GEEZER): Like a million bucks, Julie. All I needed was a good
night's rest and a glass of mineral oil. SS: And that old doctor of ours was trying to get you to go to
the hospital! TR (GEEZER): Woulda killed me for sure! SS: Lucky for us that we asked our local HMO what to do. TR (GEEZER): By golly, those folks sure know their stuff when
it comes to health. GK: Your HMO is more than just an organization; it's an active
partner in taking care of your body. That's why we say, "Think twice
before you call your doctor." Doctors are paid to tell you that you're
sick. Your HMO would rather you be well. Who can you trust? (HARD COUGH) SS: I could just shoot myself for taking Frank in to see the doctor
today. Had a hangnail and they gave him an MRI and he got a hoof-and-mouth
disease from sitting in the waiting room and tuberculosis to boot. (GROAN
OF MISERY) Dang it. We were supposed to go to the Bahamas and here we
are in a hospice instead. If only we'd taken vitamins instead. TR (KIRK DOUGLAS, TYPE): This is Dr. Jack Daniels. As a physician,
I'm shocked at the poor sanitary conditions in our hospitals and clinics,
and that's why I urge all my friends to stay home if you're sick and take
Vitamin E and Gingko Biloba and see if you don't feel better in a week
or two. And don't overlook the power of prayer. When you take care of
yourself, you're being treated by someone who cares about you. Self-help:
it's how Americans have always dealt with illness. GK: A message from your HMO and Health Insurance Provider. © Garrison Keillor 2003 |
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Singer and songwriter Andra Suchy talks about singing duets with Garrison, and her latest album, Little Heart.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).
