Health care suggestions.

[Triple]

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[Rider]

I had a neighbor die recently from brain cancer. He was 38 years old. About a year ago right after he was diagnosed, he was unable to work and was forced to quit his job. Since he quit his job he was not eligible for unemployment or continued health insurance but he was able to get disability. The disability was not enough to cover their day to day bills let alone the continued medical bills that came in. After a year, they were in danger of loosing their house for non payment and they couldnt afford to cloth their 2 little girls or hardly feed them. He passed away about a month or so ago an now his wife is able to collect life insurance so she won't have to lose their house. She got (financially) lucky but what if he lived another year or so? :idk: They'd be living on the street. Our health system sucks!

I can only hope that when it's my time to go, I go quick. I don't want to put my family through financial crises to have me hang on for the inevitable. A little late now but I am a big believer in large life insurance policies. Terminal sickness can cost you hundreds of thousands if not millions if you don't have medical insurance.

Good luck to you man and hang in there.

[2up]

I would suggest, but have no idea if it will help, to look into charitable organizations which may offer help for treatment with this particular form of cancer or cancer in general. That really sucks though and I'm sorry to hear it. :(

[Tsunami]

Look into Emergency Medicaid. The social workers at the hospital should have some more info on it.

http://www.211ct.org/InformationLibrary/Documents/Emergency%20Medicaid.asp

When my dad was in the hospital, a patient came in the next bed and he was just diagnosed with lukemia and didn't have any insurance. The docs and the social worker said they would get him on emergency medicaid ASAP. I don't know how it would work in GA, but worth looking into.

Why wouldn't he qualify for medicaid if he has been out of work?

[Particle Man]

he can't be denied treatment just because of inability to pay if it's considered an emergency... how far along is the prostate cancer?

[Particle Man]

His doctor refuses to release his medical records to him because he owes the office $1,500 for past treatments. Is that legal?


no

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/faq/notice/353.html

[Angee]

He should be able to transfer any property into a family members name with no (or little) taxation. Go to the media if you have to to make an ass of the system...I bet they cover him really quick...

[Tsunami]

We're told that he needs to be declared "disabled" by a doctor not within the hospital in order to collect disability benefits, but no doctors in private practice will see him.

Not even if he pays cash for one visit for a consultation at a private practice?

[racedoll]

I'm sorry to hear this. I hope you find someone that will help. No one should have to go untreated for any reason.

Reminds me of the doctor that was on the news the other day for charging patients a flat rate of $79 and the government was trying to shut him down for that. I don't see a problem with it, if that is what he and his patients agree to it shouldn't be anyone else's business, especially the government.

[lauralynne]

state health insurance? In WA it's https://fortress.wa.gov/hca/eservice/BHApp/Login.aspx

[Apoc]

Wonderful country you guys got there... Willing to let people die because they cant afford/get insurance.

Best of luck to your FIL Triple. I have no advice, but the idea that doctors wont treat him turns my stomach :(

[Tmall]

He has found a doctor willing to treat him as if he were on Medicaid, even though he hasn't yet been guaranteed coverage. The doctor is taking a much-appreciated risk; his first appointment is sometime this morning.

That's awesome news.

Too bad he didn't live in our horrible socialist country. He'd already be done treatment and recovering. :pat:

[Apoc]

Hahaha, so typical of a capitalist. Fuck anyone I dont know, but my mom/dad/fil/mil/brother/sister/etc, etc. deserves free help noone else should get....