Wullie wrote:I've already got "obammacare". In my case it is from none other than the Veteran's Administration.
It is better than nothing, but not by much. It does have problems, LOADS of them as a matter of fact.
I have hearing aids. Courtesy of the taxpayers and grudgingly from the VA. The VA provides batteries, ear tubes, and ear cups. They give me a 6 month supply every time I run out.
These items don't take up much space. The VA sends them out in 3 identically sized boxes and they arrive on three different days. Batteries arrive first, then the little ear cups arrive the next day, and the following day the tubes arrive.
EVERYTHING they send will fit very nicely in one box, yet they use three boxes and pay postage three times.
At my yearly check up with the VA week before last, they determined ( again )that I have arthritis in my wrists. Doc ordered X-ray of my left hand. Got x-ray of left hand, no problem. I always have them send the test results to me. Paperwork came with report on RIGHT hand. Date showed day I was there. Description of x-ray evaluation identical to one from two years back. Called VA to ask WTF? They told me I was mistaken and they had x-rayed RIGHT hand. I told them I know left from right and they were wrong. Long pause on phone then they said they'd call me back.
They called back and told me I needed to come back to get BOTH wrists x-rayed AGAIN ( so there would be no more mistakes about which hand they x-rayed. I did.
First visit Doc asked about drug allergies. I told them sudafed and IBUPROFEN. No prob. Stop by pharmacy to get dope, ETODOLAC, never heard of it but as I'm tired of messing around there for half a day. I take dope and head home. Arrive home read warning. DO NOT TAKE IF ALLERGIC TO IBUPROFEN!
FUCK ME!
Call back, raise Hell. Told they'd call. They never called. Two days later get package in mail. Different dope. Real pain killer type shit this time, TRAMODOL. Read warning DO NOT TAKE IF YOU HAVE BPH, DO NOT OPERATE MACHINERY ETC ETC.
FUCK ME!!
I've had BPH for years and it shows on my report. Call back bitch some more. Total waste of time but I do have two remaining re-fills of Tramodol.....
Strange part about all this is that I have NOT asked for any medicine. Aspirin takes care of most of the aggravation for the time being. Maybe Doctors get points for pushing dope. Beats Hell out of me.
Got pissed went to see the Tx Veteran Commission counselor that helped with my hearing aids. He tells me the wrists are area slam dunk for service related injury as I broke both of them on active duty. Re-opens claim that was denied two years earlier. Orders my medical records from VA and the USN.
Last year, had a cyst removed from my back by VA. In and out in an hour. 5 stitches and direction on how to take care of it. That was on a Friday. By Sunday it is oozing pus and very inflamed. Call "TELE-NURSE" system and they say report first thing Monday AM. I do, Doc looks at it says HMMMMMMMMM. Come back tomorrow and let me look at it again. It is really hurting and looking bad by this time. Monday night it blows out. BIG mess. Tuesday Doc says, got to take out stitches and open incision so it can drain. He take a culture sample and says he'll get back with me. Come back Thursday. I show up Thursday, sick, sore, and really getting fed up. It is at this time he says, yep, staph infection. Here's a prescription for sulfa drugs and have a nice day. 4 weeks later the hole in my back is closed. One year later I have divot in my back that the end of my thumb will fit into nicely.
I could go on, but maybe you can get an idea about GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE.
I wonder how much all that BS cost and what could have been saved if it had been done right the first time. I figure this is a very efficient version of what obameramma care will be if they don't scuttle that shit.
Hey Wullie you are your own advocate here dont walk away unhappy make an issue out of things it is your health and they are there for you