N I H

Just to see the doc, you have to fill out a questionnaire. 
It's an N.I.H. mandate that really isn't fair.
You're required to cry your heart out, and list every secret, 
And hope the ones reading it will also quietly keep it.

How the N.I.H. uses data, no one knows for sure,
But ask them what they do and they'll quickly show you the door.
To get the Medicare benefits,  you have to follow rules.
It seems that the N.I.H. is making us look like fools.

healthrhyme

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Paige Hind

Date: 7/11/2024 9:40:00 AM

Sometimes I wonder if it's just an invasion of privacy- well said poetry

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/11/2024 10:41:00 AM

Thank you for your comment.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/5/2024 7:35:00 AM

Often we have no choice until we run out of road then we must choose to continue on the road of no return…I choose to run into the arms of Christ.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/5/2024 12:13:00 PM

So much is confusing. Thank you for commenting.

Deb M

Date: 7/3/2024 3:49:00 PM

Hi Hilda….life is all forms and information….is anything private! Its scary to think where our personal details could end up! An interesting thought provoking write Hilda…Enjoyed! Debx

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/3/2024 6:47:00 PM

Thank you for your comment. Some things should remain private.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/3/2024 12:19:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your wonderful write. Today we get questions with more questions. I wonderful why that is??? Everything gets harder with each new year. Have a blessed day...................

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/3/2024 12:30:00 PM

I have a form on my table that I can't figure out. It isn't clear. I hope to finish it soon. Thank you for your comment. I wish you happiness and lots more wonderful poems.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/2/2024 12:29:00 AM

This is not only tedious runs against our own rules about privacy...a provoking message well penned!

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/2/2024 6:56:00 AM

Thank you. I did fill out the questionnaire but I felt coerced. Medicare is an entitlement. More shouldn't be ssked.

Joseph May

Date: 7/1/2024 11:59:00 AM

Tech companies as well as other companies know so much about us, I am wondering if this data is being sold.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/1/2024 2:20:00 PM

Perhaps. Our politicians OK these deals. We need better people running this country.

Edward Wraith

Date: 7/1/2024 5:56:00 AM

A frustrating maze of nonsense and incompetence is often the case!!! Wishing you the best of luck in navigating the bureaucracy!! Great write, enjoyed this read

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/1/2024 6:35:00 AM

Thank you. Best I can do is vote.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/30/2024 9:05:00 PM

Yup. The Swamp Creatures continue to ascend to their level of incompetence. So it goes in the Disunited Socialist States of the Democ-RATS...

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 7/1/2024 6:32:00 AM

Thank you for your creative reply. When they have you down, they kick again. What new black list am I on now? Lol.

The Situation

Date: 6/30/2024 4:15:00 PM

A first I thought "Not In Here."

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 6:27:00 PM

Nice to hear from you. Keep in touch.

Ink Empress

Date: 6/30/2024 2:31:00 PM

Im not sure how NIH works but nobody should feel like to receive their basic needs such as health care makes one feel like they are begging! And to ask for questions sometimes can be so hard when especially one is in urgent need for medical assistance. Youv expressed very well here dear hilda i hope you are doing well.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 3:11:00 PM

Thank you for visiting my poem. Medicare is supposed to be an entitlement. The NIH has nothing to do with it. It's extortion. If I were a lawyer, I could win this in court. I'm fighting it with the pen. Lol.

David Fisher

Date: 6/30/2024 11:31:00 AM

Well put, Hilda. Sounds like they're snakes, syssing in their systems with forked tongues. If we're not our own doctors, then we're snakebit.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 11:49:00 AM

It is certainly cause to stay healthy. Thanks for visiting. I've missed your poems. I hope you are returning.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 6/30/2024 11:01:00 AM

Thanks, Hildaa. We dont know when we use search engines, they collect plenty on us with each search, the internet isnot private at all. And if you want any governnment medical benefits , yes forms have to be filled out. There are reasons for this. Free money gas strings. Ouch! Pangie

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 11:29:00 AM

Thank you for comment on the internet. I turned my microphone off. I don't think Medicare is free. I think it comes from taxes. It seems that in order to get it, I have to prostitute my dignity. Quid pro quo.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 6/30/2024 2:33:00 AM

So true. They should be confidential. Pertinent poem.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 6:09:00 AM

Thank you for your visit. Have a lovely Sunday.

Zyrool Gifford

Date: 6/30/2024 12:44:00 AM

Hi Hilda, I sometimes don’t think they need all that information, I hate the process, very stressful. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday, my friend.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/30/2024 1:26:00 AM

Thank you. I expect Sunday to be a stress free day. Best wishes.

Valsa George

Date: 6/29/2024 11:06:00 PM

Personal Information can be misused. If so, it will be an infringement on one's privacy. if not handled carefully, it can become public. Thanks Hilda for your moral indignation.

Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/29/2024 11:09:00 PM

Thank you for your comment. My phone call to them with questions was sent from phone to phone and finally hung up. They aren't speaking to the people that they document.