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The proposed health care program for the Amish would include, providing doctors that would travel to the Amish community for home visits.
Another aspect of the program would be to offer an advanced medical education to some of the Amish young people in order to establish local medical treatment centers managed and maintained by these same Amish individuals.
One of the health issues that might be more appropriately addressed by these local centers is the issue of non-appropriate advise being circulated among pregnant Amish women who, according to Miller, "often seek prenatal care from lay practitioners and female relatives" (pg. 163). One of the reasons behind such action is likely that they have no professional medical workers to seek such advice from. The closeness of their community provides them some sense of security but it is always nice to have professionals close at hand in case of any trouble. Miller's study shows that "pregnancy outcomes for Amish women are reported to be similar to those in the general population" (pg. 163) but one particular reason for Miller's study in the first place was the high incidence of "certain rare genetic diseases" discovered in certain Amish communities. This is an issue that, if studied, could lead to discoveries that would be beneficial to not just the Amish, but the general population as well. Since Amish individuals do not seek out medical advice from the medical industry, relying instead on layman and female compatriots, the issue could become much more serious than...
Miller even states that the health of the typical Amish citizen is no greater or less than the health of the general population. If this is true, then creating a government program to enhance the health of the average Amish citizen, is a lot like throwing money to an automaker who is sinking out of sight; money down the drain, lost in a black hole of future debt.
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GP home visits have become a thing of the past; (2005) GP: General Practitioner, pg. 8, at: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=7&sid=7113e851-f236-4cac-a2fe-31e694570035%40sessionmgr9&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPXVpZCxjb29raWUsaXAsdXJsJmxvZ2lucGFnZT1Mb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db=heh&AN=16830214. accessed May 3, 2009
Miller, K.; Yost, B.; Flaherty, S.; Hillemeier, M.M.; Chase, G.A.; Weisman, C.S.; Dyer, A.M.; (2007) Health status, health conditions, and health behaviors among women: Results from the central Pennsylvania women's health study; Women's Health Issues, Vol. 17, pp. 162-171
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