Posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2016, at 17:29:01
In reply to Obamacare and medicare » Phillipa, posted by jane d on November 7, 2016, at 12:22:31
Jane I have the best specialists in the area so my post I guess wasn't clear and know it wasn't. I see the very best spinal surgeons group in the whole of NC. Offices all over the state. And recently when fell off my bike I went to the premium knee surgeon in whole area too. All of the specialists accept medicare. It's the internists that are extremely difficult to find or GP's . So I rely on my endocrinologist at yearly thyroid check as he spends an hour with me and gives a full exam. And usually if need an antibiotic which is rarely I go to the Urgent Care for the Hospital that is best CMC.
Now my husband when he had the two operations for the kidney stones, is younger than I am and he still buys his private insurance. Rates are high but didn't increase for him for the year after his surgeries. Had stents both times & the basket urethoscopic lithotripsy done.
But I think his Brother was fired from his job and lost his insurance when he had prostrate cancer. So maybe the degree of the illness determines this. Since they are not allowed to fire someone for illness, they spent almost a year finding things to write him up for. That is how they avoided repercussions. Same with the other neighborhood one had breast cancer & is now without insurance. Since her husband is self employed maybe they do their own taxes and don't know how to do deductibles correctly? I do know a lot of them just go to the hospitals and discard the bills as they own nothing and some don't work. So this makes them medicaid doesn't it not sure? Phillipa
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