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Speaking of obummer care, rant
Big Sky Redneck
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Maybe you fellas remember my friend Steve who was seriously injured in a horse accident. He broke his neck, out of work and is now struggling hard to survive.
Long story short, insurance ran out, medicare/medicaid is screwing him over big time. He is wheelchair bound, has an electric wheel chair that is up for repossesion. Therapy has been stopped and now the doctors want nothing to do with him. He is now on disability, $2000 per month and the only way medicare/medicaid will pick him up is of he surrenders all but around $300 per month of his disability leaving him pretty much with nothing to live on or pay pay bills.
State reps and lawmakers have been written, no replies from any of them, pleads have been made, hearings attended all with negative results.
Steve has worked hard all his life but has been dealt the hand of hard work, little pay and no/very little benifits. Could he have lived life differently? Yes but it does no good to judge him now. He worked, paid taxes all his life and now when he needs help the government pretty much told him to pound sand.
So Steve is classified as a quad even though he is regaining some use of his limbs, not much but there was improvements. He is going to lose his wheelchair and possibly his home, medical care is over and it is only going to go downhill. He has things he can sell but the government came and inventoried all his belongings, put price tags (over market value) on everything and now he cannot sell anything without government permission and they will take most of the money from him.
Obummer care, what a crock!! The old program Steve could have been helped but now a 50 year old white man who worked hard all his life is being told he gets no help at all and to top it off what he has is being taken away.
Welcome to America.
bleening obama can kiss my * with his cow cookies medical care, he is destroying someone I consider a friend and I'm pretty much powerless to help. I can only visit, give him a handshake and a hug and hope for the best.
Long story short, insurance ran out, medicare/medicaid is screwing him over big time. He is wheelchair bound, has an electric wheel chair that is up for repossesion. Therapy has been stopped and now the doctors want nothing to do with him. He is now on disability, $2000 per month and the only way medicare/medicaid will pick him up is of he surrenders all but around $300 per month of his disability leaving him pretty much with nothing to live on or pay pay bills.
State reps and lawmakers have been written, no replies from any of them, pleads have been made, hearings attended all with negative results.
Steve has worked hard all his life but has been dealt the hand of hard work, little pay and no/very little benifits. Could he have lived life differently? Yes but it does no good to judge him now. He worked, paid taxes all his life and now when he needs help the government pretty much told him to pound sand.
So Steve is classified as a quad even though he is regaining some use of his limbs, not much but there was improvements. He is going to lose his wheelchair and possibly his home, medical care is over and it is only going to go downhill. He has things he can sell but the government came and inventoried all his belongings, put price tags (over market value) on everything and now he cannot sell anything without government permission and they will take most of the money from him.
Obummer care, what a crock!! The old program Steve could have been helped but now a 50 year old white man who worked hard all his life is being told he gets no help at all and to top it off what he has is being taken away.
Welcome to America.
bleening obama can kiss my * with his cow cookies medical care, he is destroying someone I consider a friend and I'm pretty much powerless to help. I can only visit, give him a handshake and a hug and hope for the best.
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This is the first that I have ever heard of Medicaid/Medicare actually coming and doing an actual inventory and appraisal. Around here, the people just fill out a listing of their assets, but nothing is ever confirmed.
Then go to the hospital in California and say you are from Brazil and in the country illegally.
100% medical paid.
As far as his wheelchair problem - if he can get to the Atlanta area, there is an organization in Stone Mountain, GA called FODAC, who will donate refurbished disability products to people in need free of charge:
FODAC
4900 Lewis Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 770-491-9014/1-866-977-1204
I hope he can find some of this to be helpful.
quote:Originally posted by Rocklobster
Big Sky Redneck, I believe your friend may have received some bad information. If he is on Social Security Disability he is eligible for Medicare Part A and B enrollment 25 months after his disability payments begin. This is a good place to determine eligibility standards. There are several insurers who will provide a Medicare Advantage plan that is quite inexpensive.
As far as his wheelchair problem - if he can get to the Atlanta area, there is an organization in Stone Mountain, GA called FODAC, who will donate refurbished disability products to people in need free of charge:
FODAC
4900 Lewis Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 770-491-9014/1-866-977-1204
I hope he can find some of this to be helpful.