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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:47 PM Original message |
Picking up the medical bill for my older brother... |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. everyone needs a sibling like you |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. +1000 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. X2 |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. blush... |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Good points. One correction. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. Perhaps they should use the rule of "Immenent Domain" |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. TNSTAAFL |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Some of us thought HCR was supposed to fix this. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, a lot of people are going to fall through the cracks I fear... n/t |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. He's so very very lucky to have you! n/t |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. I can't even think about going to the doctor. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. the least I can do... |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Lol, live and learn. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. LOL |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Me neither.... |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Take a "vacation" to Canada and have a "fall" |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. I was in Toronto last June. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. I know it dosen't help, but you're not alone. nt |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. I haven't seen a doctor in about 5 years. |
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jeve (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. Its not that hard to see a doctor |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:09 PM Original message |
I know the answer. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. LOLOL |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. are you rofl'ing because of the 3 week wait for an appt. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. you know it, GS |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. I have never seen that happen. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Try offering a chicken! I hear doctors like them. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I've heard that doctors taste like chicken |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. hehehe... |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Chicken - no. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. I'd be afraid of biting into an electrode... |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Thanks for only posting twice in 15 months! |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. what planet are you from? n/t |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. Huh? You can't even make an appointment without insurance! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
42. You are kidding, right? I am a doctor. If a new patient walks in with high blood pressure |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. exactly-I'm an RN who ran a BIG MICU for years..we had lots of kids with |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. umm, there's also a thing called a pre-existing condition... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 01:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
62. No, it's not hard to "see" a doctor |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. I get mine for less than $30 |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
46. How old are you? |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. 50 |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. Your brother is lucky. I know, because my sister pays for one of my meds. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. There's that gap between medicaid and trying to be independent |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. EXACTLY. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
53. "middle class people haven't got a clue" |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. That isn't what I'm saying. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. so your pills are $80. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Agreed, although I don't believe "fairness" is something our system strives for |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. fairness is a marketing gimmick |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
61. Indeed. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. The cost is also the extensive QC that goes into |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Use pharmacychecker.com |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Advertising for one thing. Outright bribery for another... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
56. I am on blood thinning shots until my pills take effect-200.00/week |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
39. Welcome to DU... |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
41. Guess what? "Affordable" Health Care will not help your brother. |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Medicare for all wont fix everything |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Take the for profit middle man out of the mix and we'll save a bundle |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. I need it too - the Insurance Reform Law costs me and I'm not able to pay it |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
45. I got charged $130 for a consult to get BP meds |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. HCR did nothing to help us. n/t |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
55. Get the generic BP meds or have him join a free BP lowering monitoring program |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm in the same boat |
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