Blog # 2-- Just left Out When I Filed!
When I went to file for food stamps and assistance in my county I was shocked that my children could qualify for Medicaid but I was not eligible. They told me that I would have to go to the county hospital if any thing serious were to happen to me. What a shock I found in our system. They said that if I fought hard enough and could prove certain financial factors then they might reconsider. So I have had to go through Social Security Administration and file or be on TANF. You have to meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to receive these benefits.
While I two of my children have been on Medicaid, I have had to deal providers that are committing fraud and abusing the States Medicaid benefits. So why would one want to even go to one of these providers if all they are doing is giving minimal care. If you don’t know what is the correct procedure then how would one know that the provider is over charging the State and possibly doing unethical work on you. You don’t!
It is amazing how we had such a great country and yet women are still discriminated against. I have been looking for a full time Dental Assistant position but no one wants to hire me because I’m either too over qualified or to mature. If you were to go to a new Dentist office and look at their staff you would see that most of the staff are of younger age. It is amazing to see that we hire by what we look like rather than what our skills are.
Posted this reply a second time to this question:
Surprized yes!
I saw did not call me when I missed my appointment last year, when they knew that something was wrong. But it is my responsibility also to of checked back, but I thought they would called if something was wrong. I was a Diabetic apparently last year and have gone untreated, very sad for me. This last week or even two weeks back has cost me a lot in many ways. I had my feet swell, as well as lost of my vision. It was last week at the doctor's office that he told me I was Diabetic and my eyes and feet will get better once I get on insulin. Also, for my Female Well Exam, they did not have non-latex gloves to handle me, so I'm rescheduled for that too. I informed him, what if I had a heart attack in your office? Then you would have to handle me with nothing, or latex, which would kill me. This is a sad day indeed.
I find all of this surprising how a doctor could just let you go unaware as in my case untreated because I failed to return for an appointment. They felt that it was not there problem to call me, but my responsibility. It use to be if there was something wrong then they would call you, so if you don’t receive a phone call, then no news is good news. Where have we gone as society to treat human beings so poorly because we do not have insurance?
What are your feelings about the present state of health care in the US?
Now to really fuel me further is a person with Latex allergy, is the failure for doctor, staff and other personnel to either ignore reading the allergy on the chart or think it just doesn’t matter. I have become very aware of the grave issue of failure of the mis-handling of me. Time after time I have been ignored and touched by medical personnel with latex gloves because they just think that is not that serious. But I have to be the Evil one who throw a fit every time this happens and it is every time…. So I feel the present health care system is the US is in real trouble if one can’t read the history on the chart, which should be a priority before they walk into a room to even see the patient!
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