Hospitals / Doctors now refusing to take Medicare

[Ralphy]

Years ago I was with my dad trying to get him omitted into the VA hospital. They told us we would need to wait till they opened. Either it was 7:00 AM or 8:00 AM. When the time came we entered the office. We were being ignored for some time. Finally I stopped one of the employees and asked. He said we would need to wait a half hour, they were on break! They just came in, how do you get breaks at the start of a shift?

[Ron61]

Anthony,

That was a good post and very enlightening. I hope that your brother does well. I haven't heard a lot of good things about the VA Hospital here as they tend to send people to the one in the Bay Ares, which sends their people up here. I guess they figure by making them drive 250 miles instead of 20 many of them will just not go. One vet from Vietnam that I talked to lived 15 miles from the one in the Bay Area and had some kind of fungus on his feet from over there. He said they sent him up here every time he had to go in to have it treated, but were treating people from up here for the same thing down there. The only military hospital I was ever in was one I Korea so I don't know much about how the VA hospitals work here.

Ron

[DAVID GAGNARD]

They just came in, how do you get breaks at the start of a shift?

Simple, work for the goberment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:confused :

David

[Dan40]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Anthony,

That was a good post and very enlightening. I hope that your brother does well. I haven't heard a lot of good things about the VA Hospital here as they tend to send people to the one in the Bay Ares, which sends their people up here. I guess they figure by making them drive 250 miles instead of 20 many of them will just not go. One vet from Vietnam that I talked to lived 15 miles from the one in the Bay Area and had some kind of fungus on his feet from over there. He said they sent him up here every time he had to go in to have it treated, but were treating people from up here for the same thing down there. The only military hospital I was ever in was one I Korea so I don't know much about how the VA hospitals work here.

Ron

I got evaced to the USAF hospital in the Philippines. There a great Doc put my foot back together and today all I've got is a tiny bit of a weather toe, otherwise no problems. Thats the plus side
The minus side is that there was a possibility of some disability. But Uncle Sam said I would have to stay in service for 6 to 9 months past my discharge date for the case and amount of disability to be decided. OR I could sign off on any disability claim and get out 5 months early. I knew I was OK so I took my exit. What about others less fortunate? Went to the VA a couple of years ago, looking for drug coverage only. Applied for coverage, rejected! No wound related problems and I made too much money and owned too much property. I had no idea I was so well to do. Sure don't remember money and/or property being part of the original deal though. But who remembers much about the 60's.

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by Dan40

I got evaced to the USAF hospital in the Philippines. There a great Doc put my foot back together and today all I've got is a tiny bit of a weather toe, otherwise no problems. Thats the plus side
The minus side is that there was a possibility of some disability. But Uncle Sam said I would have to stay in service for 6 to 9 months past my discharge date for the case and amount of disability to be decided. OR I could sign off on any disability claim and get out 5 months early. I knew I was OK so I took my exit. What about others less fortunate? Went to the VA a couple of years ago, looking for drug coverage only. Applied for coverage, rejected! No wound related problems and I made too much money and owned too much property. I had no idea I was so well to do. Sure don't remember money and/or property being part of the original deal though. But who remembers much about the 60's.

I don't know about the money being part of it, but I did the VA thing (much later than you though) and I get a monthly check for my disability rating. I had to pay back the disability that the Navy gave me, and that took about 10 years of the VA checks before I started getting my checks. Not a whole lot ($123/month) but it is at least an acknowledgment of my injuries.