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Before Obamacare and after Obamacare
Posted: Jan 15, 2014
Just this week my medical reports have included:
1. A suicide attempt by a patient who was despondent over the hospital bills that had accrued last year (before Obamacare). Patient is still recovering from illness and was depressed about not being able to pay bills.
2. A patient who was uninsured who had probably suffered a ruptured appendix a couple of months ago (before Obamacare) and went untreated. Patient now admitted for an abdominal abscess. After surgery (1 day in-patient) patient left the hospital against medical advice because of no insurance. The doc stated he would recommend at least a 4 or 5 day stay. This patient needs Obamacare. Who can live with a ruptured appendix and not seek treatment?
3. Finally, a good story. A middle-aged patient who was unemployed because of back pain now had needed surgery because the patient now has insurance. Surgery had been scheduled for last year but patient delayed it until insurance kicked in. (After Obamacare).
I think Obamacare is going to make a huge difference in people's lives.
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"I think Obamacare is going to make a huge difference in people's lives. " - yeah and not in a good way.
[ In Reply To ..]Only 3 alleged success stories amidst the hundres of thousands of nightmare stories. The Maytag spin continues.
We are only 15 days in. There will be glitches and...sm - oldtimer
[ In Reply To ..]confusion in the beginning as there were when Medicare, and later and Medicare part D, were rolled out, but there will be many more good stories and fewer and fewer complaints as time goes by. I don't hear of anyone being willing to give up their Medicare do you? I am hopeful that all of us will be better off for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which I proudly refer to as Obamacare. Just the fact that no one can be turned down or charged higher rates because they have a preexisting condition is huge. Of course people who were rolling the dice and doing without insurance, especially young people, are very unhappy. Guess who has been paying their medical bills all along when they have a catastrophic accident or illness? Medicaid usually takes over for them and we all pay the bill, or the hospital sometimes eats the bill or most of it.
I am in favor of Medicare for all with everyone receiving the same benefits, paying the same premium, and the freedom to purchase supplemental policies from private insurance companies to cover costs not covered by Medicare.
Not interested in what you think -makes no sense - new flash....Medicare Part was not mandatory
[ In Reply To ..]Glad you have hope. Tell that to the 6-millioni and the million to follow in October. Your logic is as bent as Obama's.
It's actually being estimated - at...
[ In Reply To ..]anywhere from 50-80 million come this October, possibly earlier.
You're not? Could have fooled me. - other poster
[ In Reply To ..]
Let us not forget the close to 6-million policies cancelled - because of Obamacare, not to
[ In Reply To ..]mention the outrageous premiums, massive increase in out of pocket expenses, narrow networks of care, limited drugs on the Obamacare formularies, to name a few. My insurance premium went from $ 168.00 to $ 645.00...now more than my mortgage. Notice how OP just skipped right over the reality of Obamacare to give your 3, count 'em 3, success stories. It's called deflection and the Libs are pathetic in their attempt to put lipstick on this pig.
And more cancellations to come, but you keep singing about the 3 successes and screw the millions harmed daily by Obamacare.
Ya see, I am 1 real medical transcription editor - MTE
[ In Reply To ..]I am just relating 3 patients that I did reports on today. I am not a national survey. Most of the patients I do reports on, I have no idea if they have insurance or not. If you were an MT, you would know that sometimes a doc discusses things (as above) because they are pertinent to the case. Before Obamacare, I would estimate I had one report a day regarding someone who had delayed care or did not get their prescription refilled because of no insurance. This was usually commented on in the context that now the patient's condition had worsened due to delay or lack of care. Yeah, 3 out of millions and I am just one person.
I think Kool-Aid is on sale this week. - nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
we liberals get it for free - dontcha know?
[ In Reply To ..]A word to the Kool-Aid callers. The guy who made Kool Aid drinking popular wasn't a liberal. He was a religious fundamentalist. I wish y'all would stop with the Kool Aid talk.
yeah, its gonna be GREAT (not!) - SuziQ
[ In Reply To ..]yeah, and a friend of mine had his insulin shot go up from $18 to $108!!! AFTER Obamacare. My mom's friend cannot get her heart meds anymore..why? Cost - went from $107/month to $780/month!!! This ObamaScare is horrific and that is putting it lightly... WAKE UP!
I am an MT - SuziQ
[ In Reply To ..]like I said, a friend of mine told me this - he didn't say vial/shot, just that he was in trouble cost-wise - sry I wasn't CLEAR on the exact dosage - the POINT TO BE MADE is costs are going through the roof - plus a possible bailout paid by US, the lowly taxpayer, for the insurance companies because they cannot make it in this stupid idiotic healthcare act - which was "his" plan all along - get rid of the insurance companies and let govt take over - cuz they sure are good with social security,medicare, the post office, you name it - the govt takes over and it goes to crap.. sad...so yes, I am an MT, a mom, a grandmother, and one who is against govt overreach into our lives!
I just transcribed a report... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]...where a patient was called at home because of an insurance change and the patient's surgery had to be canceled. The hospital (a major one) is worried about losing revenue.
I have never in all my years - MTE
[ In Reply To ..]Transcribed appointment scheduling reports. A hospital would never put in writing they were cancelling due to being worried about losing revenue. Sheesh.
You are worried about the insurance companies.... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]and their multimillion dollar CEO salaries? One really good thing is they now have to spend 85% of premium dollars on actual health care delivery. You can find some really good drug prices on line, Wal-Mart, CVS, etc., especially on generic drugs.
The whole thing will - IMPLODE
[ In Reply To ..]What a disgrace to this country.
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