The way it is now, If I get sick, I can't just go to the doctor, Guess where I have to go?
The VA Emergency Room. Wait in line, get checked in, wait some more.
It could take me up to 5 hours, just for that.
The the wait is so stupid. I should just be able to see a god damn doctor, not have to wait in line at the ER. Then I have to wait another hour or so to get a prescription cause that line is so long.
It is a god damn shame.
With Obama care, my friend can just go to any private emergency clinic, not wait in any line, go to CVS and get free prescriptions...with no deductibles or co pay.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
With Obama care I could go to anyone I want.
You would still have a network that wouldn't be ALL hospitals and physicians. It might broaden your choices but it wouldn't cover everyone as an in-network.
Of course they would have out of network benefits as well but generally those have double the out of pocket costs and less discounts.
Is that 234.00 a month or year for tricare prime, if that's monthly it sounds like a family premium not an individual.
With Obama care, my friend can just go to any private emergency clinic, not wait in any line, go to CVS and get free prescriptions...with no deductibles or co pay.
That sounds like medicaid, not typical insurance that has copays for er, outpatient, ov, perscriptions.
Originally posted by snowdragon
Being 65 isn't the only qualifier for medicare, I even wrote out some examples as to how he may qualify. You assumed something inncorectly and your specific explanation was incorrect.Before age 65, you are eligible for Medicare hospital
insurance at no cost if
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You’ve been entitled to Social Security disability benefits
for 24 months; or
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You receive a disability pension from the railroad
retirement board and meet certain conditions; or
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You receive Social Security disability benefits because
you have Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis); or
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You worked long enough in a government job through
which you paid Medicare taxes, and you’ve been entitled
to Social Security disability benefits for 24 months; or
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You’re the child or widow(er) age 50 or older, including
a divorced widow(er), of someone who’s worked long
enough in a government job through which Medicare
taxes were paid, and you meet the requirements of the
Social Security disability program; or
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You have permanent kidney failure and you receive
maintenance dialysis or a kidney transplant and
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You’re eligible for or receive monthly benefits under
Social Security or the railroad retirement system; or
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You’ve worked long enough in a Medicare-covered
government job; or
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You’re the child or spouse (including a divorced spouse)
of a worker (living or deceased) who has worked long
enough under Social Security or in a Medicare-covered
government job.Medicaid doesn't discriminate based on race/gender etc it simply has income based requirements. If your friends are on it and you have the same income they do, you are eligible as well.
Clearly, none of those things apply to him, so I did not assume anything incorrectly.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
The way it is now, If I get sick, I can't just go to the doctor, Guess where I have to go?The VA Emergency Room. Wait in line, get checked in, wait some more.
It could take me up to 5 hours, just for that.
The the wait is so stupid. I should just be able to see a god damn doctor, not have to wait in line at the ER. Then I have to wait another hour or so to get a prescription cause that line is so long.
It is a god damn shame.
With Obama care, my friend can just go to any private emergency clinic, not wait in any line, go to CVS and get free prescriptions...with no deductibles or co pay.
Once again, this is a problem with your state government. VA medical facilities are administered by state, so you may receive long wait times and poor treatment in one state, but short wait times and excellent treatment in another. It is no coincidence that the VA scandal in which soldiers died waiting for treatment happened in predominately red states: Arizona, Colorado, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming.
I get free health care, but I have to go to the county hospital. I do not go to the ER, I have annual appointments in the pain management section and sometimes even procedures. I have a future procedure set for March. The only thing I pay for is prescriptions.
I could get the prescriptions for free from the hospital pharmacy, but the problem there is they can actually take over a week just to fill a prescription. They only rush stuff through if it is life and death stuff like antibiotics, etc. So I take my stuff to Walgreens and they can get it ready in 30 minutes. Doesn't cost too much because I belong to their prescription savings club. There are a variety of free clubs you can join to get a certain % off on a medication.
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