AFFORDABLE CARE ACT not!

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Too bad we seniors are such a drag on the Obama Administration!!!

  

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Subject: Golden years?

  

 

Please take the time to read and pass this on ​ . . . .

 

Letter from a senior gentleman in Mesa , Arizona :

 

Dear Family, Friends, Neighbors, and former Classmates,

 

I just found myself in the middle of a medical situation that made it

very clear that "the Affordable Care Act" is neither affordable, nor

do they care.

 

I'll go back about seven years ago to a fairly radical prostate

surgery that I underwent. The Urologist (a personal Friend) who

performed  the surgery was very concerned that it was cancer, though I

wasn't told this until the lab report revealed it was benign.

 

Since that procedure, I have experienced numerous urinary tract

infections, UTI's.

Since I had never had a "UTI" prior to the prostate surgery, I assumed

that it is one of the side effects from surgery, an assumption since

confirmed by my Family Doctor.

 

The weekend of March 8-9, I was experiencing all the symptoms of

another bout of UTI. By Monday afternoon the infection had hit with

full force.

Knowing that all I needed was an antibiotic, I went to an Urgent Care

Center in  Mesa , AZ , to provide a specimen a requirement for getting

the prescription.

 

After waiting 45 minutes to see the Doctor, I started getting very

nauseous and light headed.

 

I went to the Receptionist to ask where the bathroom was, as I felt

that I  was going to throw up. I was told that I would have to wait for

the Doctor because I would have to leave a specimen and they didn't

want me in the bathroom without first seeing him.

 

That was when the lights went out. My next awareness was that of

finding myself on the floor (in the waiting room) having violent dry

heaves, and very confused. At this point, I tried to stand up but

couldn't make it, and they made it very clear they weren't going to

let me get up until the ambulance got there. By the way, when you're

waiting to see the Doctor and you pass out, you get very prompt

attention.

 

Now, "the rest of the story", and the reason for sending this to so many

of you.

 

I was taken to the nearest hospital, to emergency. Once there, I was

transported to an emergency examination room. Once I had removed my

clothes and donned one of those lovely hospital gowns, I finally got

to see a Doctor.

I asked "what is going on? I'm just having a UTI. Just get me the

proper medication and let me go home." He told me that my symptoms

presented the possibility of sepsis, a potentially deadly migration of

toxins, and that they needed to run several tests to determine how far

the infection had migrated.

 

For the next 3 hours I was subjected to several tests, blood draws,

EKG's, and demands for specimens. At about 7:30 the nurse came back to

my room to inform me that one of the tests takes 1- 2 days to

complete. I asked if they (the results) could be emailed, at which

point she informed me that I wouldn't need them emailed because I

wasn't going anywhere. I started arguing with her, but was told, "If

you don't start behaving, I'll start taking your temperature

rectally," at which point I became a perfect gentleman. I did tell her

I wanted  to see the doctor because I had no intention of  staying

overnight.

 

Now, this is what I want each of you to understand. Please read these

next sentences carefully. The doctor finally came in to inform me that

he was going to admit me. I said, "Are you admitting me for treatment

or for observation?"

He told me that I would be admitted for observation. I said, "Doctor,

correct me if I'm wrong, but if you admit me for observation, my

Medicare will not pay anything. This due to the Affordable Care Act."

He said,"That's right, it won't."

 

I then grabbed for my bag of clothing and said, "Then I'm going home."

He said you're really too sick to be going home, but I understand your

position. This health program is going to hit seniors especially hard.

 

The doctor then left the room and I started getting dressed. I was

just getting ready to put my shoes on when another doctor (the  closer)

came into the room. He saw me dressed and said, "Where do you think

you are going?" I simply said "I'm going home." To which he replied,

quite vociferously, "No you aren't. I  said, "Doc, you and I both know

that under the  "Affordable Care Act" anyone on Medicare who is

admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the

bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."

 

At which point he nodded in affirmation. I said, "You will either

admit me for a specific treatment or you won't admit me." Realizing he

wasn't going to win this one, he said he would prepare my release

papers.

A few minutes later, the discharge nurse came to my room to have me

sign the necessary papers, relieving them from any responsibility. I

told her I wasn't trying to be obstinate, but I wasn't going to be

burdened with the full (financial) responsibility for my hospital stay.

 

After making sure the door was closed, she said, "I don't blame you at

all, I would do the same thing."

She went on to say, "You wouldn't believe the people who elect to

leave for the  same reasons, people who are deathly sick, people who

have to be wheeled out on a gurney." She further said, "The

'Affordable Care Act' is going to be a disaster for seniors. Yet, if

you are in this country illegally, and have no coverage, you will be

covered in  full."

 

This is not internet hype folks, this is real. I just experienced it

personally.

Moving right along, this gets worse.

 

Today I went to a (required) follow up appointment with my Arizona

Family Practitioner. Since my white count was pretty high, the follow

up was important. During the visit, I shared the experience at

emergency, and that I had refused to be admitted. His response was,

"I don't blame you at all, I would have done the same thing." He went on

to say that the  colonoscopy and other procedures are probably going  to

be dropped from coverage for those over 70."

 

I told him that I had heard that the "Affordable Care Act" would no

longer pay for cancer treatment for those 76 and older, is that true?

His understanding is that it is true. The more I hear, and experience

the more I'm beginning to see that we seniors are nothing more than

an inconvenience, and  the sooner they can get rid of us the better 

off they'll be.

 

We can have  an impact on this debacle by letting everyone in Congress

know that their responsibility is to the constituents, not the

president and not the lobbyists. We need to let them ALL know that

they are in office to serve and to look after the BEST INTERESTS of

"we the people," their employers, and not to become self serving

bureaucrats who serve only out of greed. And if they don't seem to

understand this simple logic, we'll fire them.

 

REMEMBER:

Demand your hospital admission is for TREATMENT and NOT for OBSERVATION!

 

SEND THIS TO EVERY SENIOR AND ALL MILITARY (ACTIVE OR VET) AND LET

THEM KNOW THIS IS HOW OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON CAPITOL HILL TREAT THOSE

WHO RISK IT ALL SO THEY CAN SIT UP THERE AND ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS

THEY EXEMPT FROM  THE REST OF US.

 

WE ARE MAD AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!

  

Click here: FAQ: Hospital Observation Care Can Be Costly For Medicare

Patients | Kaiser Health News

http://kaiserhealthnews.org/ news/observation-care-faq/

  

  

  

Click here:  Colonoscopy for over 70 May Not Be Necessary -  Colorectal

Cancer Screening -AARP_

http://www.aarp.org/health/ conditions-treatments/info-04- 2013/do-you-need-that- colonoscopy.html

Stay  tuned...money saving or sincere????

  

  

  

SEE TRUTH OR FICTION  http:

 

 http://www.truthorfiction. com/rumors/m/Medicare-Under- Observation.htm#.VMf27Fr69gM