But my medicaid won't pay for it....

[Big Bad Wulff]

I'm really losing my patience with my patients.

They DRIVE to the office, come in using a CELL PHONE, wearing designer jeans, nice clothing, an expensive hand bag, nice shoes, and very nice make up(mostly just the women) and then say they "can't afford" to pay out of pocket for an exam or glasses THEIR 'insurance' (usually medicaid) doesn't cover.


Only in America..............

[robgcp]

Gosh, reading your posts lately make me think that maybe you should consider a change of careers...It is fairly apparent that you are not happy...I am sure with all your education you should be able to find something more fulfilling...being unhappy at work tends to make one unhappy everywhere...just a suggestion..I would hate to be stuck at a job that irritates me as much as yours does...

[Normand]

i dont know who's crankier, the doctor or the patient!

[51BC]

BBW
It always struck me odd what some folks decide is worth spending 'their money' on and what isn't. You can't change them. Just try not to let it get you down. (and I know, easier said than done !)

51BC

[flywatersmallie]

I hear ya BBW! My wife works in the medical field and deals with the same stuff! She comes home with some serious stories much like what you are eluding too. Surprising number of folks on medicaid that drive an Escalade too. Unreal...

[fishbum]

I'm really losing my patience with my patients.

They DRIVE to the office, come in using a CELL PHONE, wearing designer jeans, nice clothing, an expensive hand bag, nice shoes, and very nice make up(mostly just the women) and then say they "can't afford" to pay out of pocket for an exam or glasses THEIR 'insurance' (usually medicaid) doesn't cover.


Only in America..............

BBW
It always struck me odd what some folks decide is worth spending 'their money' on and what isn't. You can't change them. Just try not to let it get you down. (and I know, easier said than done !)

51BC

They sure don't have a problem spending my (government give away, taxes) money though.

fishbum

[Sully]

Ive yet to figure out why this thread topic even exists? It sure doesnt have anything to do with fly fishing or fly tieing AT ALL.

If people want someone to BI**H to call X-2323 which is dial-a-prayer!

[John Rhoades]

I'm really losing my patience with my patients.

They DRIVE to the office, come in using a CELL PHONE, wearing designer jeans, nice clothing, an expensive hand bag, nice shoes, and very nice make up(mostly just the women) and then say they "can't afford" to pay out of pocket for an exam or glasses THEIR 'insurance' (usually medicaid) doesn't cover.


Only in America..............

Yes, you do sound unhappy these days!

I'm a bit unhappy myself... mainly because I just got back this afternoon from having a root canal done ($875), and tomorrow morning I have to schedule getting the tooth crowned (another $900). This is after I paid $600 just 3 weeks ago for my dentist to do a filling on the same tooth, which apparently aggravated the nerve/root, or whatever.

And I don't have any dental insurance!!!

Anyway, your post got me to thinking that maybe I can get some of this Medicaid stuff, to go with my "designer" Wrangler jeans, of course, and the make-up I'm wearing today (to cover up my swollen jaw from the root canal).

So, I go to the Pennsylvania State Medicaid Assistance website to see what, if any assistance I might be qualified for. (Of course I have to have a computer to do this, but I don't have to tell them about the new $3,000 laptop I just got as a Christmas present).

They're mainly interested in my resources (such as my now depleted bank account after I paid the dentist) and my income levels, to qualify for the various Gummitt assistance programs.

I can own one vehicle without negatively impacting my elegibility, and I assume my wife can own another one also, which she does. Both our vehicles are new, but they don't ask for make, model year, etc. so I don't tell them.

They ask how much rent I pay, and I tell them that I pay approximately $2,000 per month, which is the honest truth. They don't seem interested to know that this rent is for the winter months that my wife and I spend for our condo soaking up the sun on south Florida beaches.

I tell them my total monthly pension and social security income, and the fact that I've already got medical insurance (which I'm able to purchase from my former employer - but they don't seem to care where I got it and how much it costs).

When I provide all the info they ask for, they imediately tell me that both my wife and I qualify for medical assistance! EUREKA!!!

With that knowledge in hand, I'll just have to see if I can get them to pay the cost of my next eye exam, and that new pair of Smith Optics polarized sunglasses I've been yearning for. They're real Glare Killers in South Florida, and I'm thinking the tortoise frame would look nice with that European handbag (another Christmas gift, understand).

John

[PaulY]

Yes, you do sound unhappy these days!

I'm a bit unhappy myself... mainly because I just got back this afternoon from having a root canal done ($875), and tomorrow morning I have to schedule getting the tooth crowned (another $900). This is after I paid $600 just 3 weeks ago for my dentist to do a filling on the same tooth, which apparently aggravated the nerve/root, or whatever.

And I don't have any dental insurance!!!

Anyway, your post got me to thinking that maybe I can get some of this Medicaid stuff, to go with my "designer" Wrangler jeans, of course, and the make-up I'm wearing today (to cover up my swollen jaw from the root canal).

So, I go to the Pennsylvania State Medicaid Assistance website to see what, if any assistance I might be qualified for. (Of course I have to have a computer to do this, but I don't have to tell them about the new $3,000 laptop I just got as a Christmas present).

They're mainly interested in my resources (such as my now depleted bank account after I paid the dentist) and my income levels, to qualify for the various Gummitt assistance programs.

I can own one vehicle without negatively impacting my elegibility, and I assume my wife can own another one also, which she does. Both our vehicles are new, but they don't ask for make, model year, etc. so I don't tell them.

They ask how much rent I pay, and I tell them that I pay approximately $2,000 per month, which is the honest truth. They don't seem interested to know that this rent is for the winter months that my wife and I spend for our condo soaking up the sun on south Florida beaches.

I tell them my total monthly pension and social security income, and the fact that I've already got medical insurance (which I'm able to purchase from my former employer - but they don't seem to care where I got it and how much it costs).

When I provide all the info they ask for, they imediately tell me that both my wife and I qualify for medical assistance! EUREKA!!!

With that knowledge in hand, I'll just have to see if I can get them to pay the cost of my next eye exam, and that new pair of Smith Optics polarized sunglasses I've been yearning for. They're real Glare Killers in South Florida, and I'm thinking the tortoise frame would look nice with that European handbag (another Christmas gift, understand).

John

You cannot be serious about this post, can you? In another post you were bragging about your early (age 55) retirement, chasing trout in Montana and now you are whining and expecting the taxpayers of your state to subsidize your medical expenses. What did your last fly rod cost you? Did Pennsylvania Medicaid foot the bill? Should they?

I just paid $2000 out of my own pocket for a root canal/crown. And I had to arrange 2 dental appointments around my work schedule. It took three weeks to get the work done because unlike some in this country, I have to work for a very comfortable living and I am proud of it.

You won't find any sympathy here.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Here I thought this thread was gonna die a quiet death but I see it's been resurrected.

Marco, you got an Amen on that one.

REE