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I am NEVER going to the hospital again.

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I am NEVER going to the hospital again.
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RE: I am NEVER going to the hospital again.
November 12, 2020 at 5:52 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 5:15 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Brian votes straight ticket ( D ) and you are surprised that he thinks someone else should pay his medical bills?

Huh

So, you don’t carry health insurance either?

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November 12, 2020 at 6:03 pm
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November 12, 2020 at 6:26 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 5:44 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I've had four pshrinks tell me I was saner than most of their staff. My reply was "ALL of your staff."

Perhaps they were humoring you before the electroshock therapy? Angel Hehe
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RE: I am NEVER going to the hospital again.
November 12, 2020 at 6:26 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 3:17 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 2:36 pm)brewer Wrote: No you don't. You're thinking of Medicaid. Stop making statements regarding things you know little to nothing about.

https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and...index.html

https://www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-c...-home-care
Then the facility dad was in owes us at least $5K.  He was on Medicare.  And yes, they did look into how much he had in liquid assets.  He wasn't forced to sell his property but money in savings was tapped.

Medicare does not pay for long term nursing home confinement. They needed the spend down to qualify for medicaid. We had to do the same thing for my grandmother. She had to sell her house.
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November 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 6:26 pm)brewer Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 3:17 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Then the facility dad was in owes us at least $5K.  He was on Medicare.  And yes, they did look into how much he had in liquid assets.  He wasn't forced to sell his property but money in savings was tapped.

Medicare does not pay for long term nursing home confinement. They needed the spend down to qualify for medicaid. We had to do the same thing for my grandmother. She had to sell her house.

He was in for a period of rehab and then went home.  I'm not sure how long "long term" is.  The term was around a month.
  
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November 12, 2020 at 6:35 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 6:26 pm)brewer Wrote: Medicare does not pay for long term nursing home confinement. They needed the spend down to qualify for medicaid. We had to do the same thing for my grandmother. She had to sell her house.

He was in for a period of rehab and then went home.  I'm not sure how long "long term" is.  The term was around a month.

Inpatient rehab is different: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/inpati...ation-care
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November 12, 2020 at 6:37 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 6:35 pm)brewer Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: He was in for a period of rehab and then went home.  I'm not sure how long "long term" is.  The term was around a month.

Inpatient rehab is different: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/inpati...ation-care
Methinks dad got screwed by the facility.
  
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November 12, 2020 at 6:52 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 6:37 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 6:35 pm)brewer Wrote: Inpatient rehab is different: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/inpati...ation-care
Methinks dad got screwed by the facility.

I don't know about screwed but the facilities will typically tack on a lot of overpriced "extras" to increase profit.

No facility makes a profit from medicare/medicaid reimbursement alone.
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RE: I am NEVER going to the hospital again.
November 12, 2020 at 7:04 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 1:41 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Yet another reason why i would never ever consider living in America!

I don't blame you. One illness can completely wipe you and your family out of your entire life's savings. And people think this is ok.
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November 12, 2020 at 7:09 pm
(November 12, 2020 at 7:04 pm)Mermaid Wrote:
(November 12, 2020 at 1:41 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Yet another reason why i would never ever consider living in America!

I don't blame you. One illness can completely wipe you and your family out of your entire life's savings. And people think this is ok.

People don't think this is okay.  We peons don't think it's okay.

Those in power think it's okay.
  
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