I got one year FREE healthcare and dental care - no copays, no prescription fees!!

[Cronus Protagonist]

Thanks to a great government health insurance program for the low income or unemployed (like me) - Healthy Way LA!

Also thanks and a big shout out to the Democratic politicians in Los Angeles. This may just save my life as I need all kinds of cardio and other healthcare done which I could never afford while I was working.

If I need open heart surgery (touch wood I hope not), it will be WITHOUT COST. What's not to like about socialized medicine? This reminds me of Britain, my home country! Could this be a signal that the US is going to finally become a real first world country? :D

[No Elephants]

1. Thank you for posting this. It may help someone who is unaware of the program.

A life is a terrible thing to lose because the richest country in the world cannot provide its people with jobs or health care or even medicine. Unemployment, or physical inability to work, should not be a death sentence for anyone. (RIP, Dave).

And best wishes to you in your quest for better health.

As to your question about the U.S., the program about which you are speaking seems to be a city or county of LA program. So, maybe L.A. is a first world city or county.

The U.S. program is the misnamed AFfordable Care Act. i have no comment on that right now, especially after the Supremes gutting the way to enforce Medicare expansion, while leaving the mandate intact.

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. I want everyone to know about it. This will likely save my life, literally.

Unemployed? No cash on hand? Broke? Lived in LA for at least 5 years? Citizen or legal resident?

All yes? You qualify!

Go to Trailer 17
(In the parking lot right beside the toxic waste storage area)
County USC at Marengo and Mission.

Bring birthcertificate/Green Card, official government issued photo ID - Get there at 7:30 or earlier so you won't have to wait all day. Wait all day anyway. Meet the paperwork requirements and you're golden! :)

[No Elephants]

2. Oh, rats! I unrec'd by mistake. Someone please rec for me.

[peace13]

3. Done! n/t

[No Elephants]

5. Thank you. I was trying to rec and went the wrong way. Felt so bad!

[Contrary1]

4. Well, I'm a Conservative/Repub, and I would rather die than take advantage of a Socialist program,

even if there was no other alternative.

So there.

:sarcasm:

PS...rec.

[No Elephants]

6. Thank you for reccing. The red states are a financial drain.

I know you were being sarcastic, but the reality is that Republicans take advantage of everything they can get their hands on.

It's always something like,

"I don't believe in suing, but i am suing my dentist for malpractice. This is different, though. My case is really valid." (This was a poster on a message board where I used to post.) Different from what? In my state--a blue state--you need an independent panel of three doctors to sign off before you can sue for malpractice. If you get into court, your case is valid, period. The only other possiblity is that the three doctors were corrupt.

or

"No, I don't believe in government programs. Yes, i am taking benefits, but it's different with me. I really need them." *This is a former classmate, "speaking" on Facebook." Also a cop, btw. Someone who hates Democrats, working for a Democratic government and taking benefits Democratic legislation put in place, but it's somehow "different" when he does it.
:wtf:

or

"No, I don't believe in government programs, but, yes, I am taking Social Security {even though I am a multi-millionaire}." (This was Tony Blankley, after McLauglin announced during one of the McLaughlin Group broadcasts that Tony and his wife were both collecting Social Security. At least Tony had the grace simply to admit it and not to claim that it was different in case than when some bricklayer and his or her spouse collect Social Security.


Republican exceptionalism. They take more than we do, but it's always somehow "different" when they are the ones who do something that they'veww been criticizing all their adult lives.

Democrats are horrible people for doing the exact same thing, because, you know, it's so very different when Republicans do it. Yeah, it's different, because Republicans begrudging others doing the same thing they do. Not to mention the hypocrisy factor.

:puke:


I have private insurance, but when I hear about someone like Cronus, i am glad that the care he needs, possibly to save his life, is there for him. No one should die simply because he or she can't pay for care. I wouldn't want a Republican to die for that reason, either. But i do wish they would stop the hypocrisy.

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. The LA politicians are planning on saving money with this program

Early diagnosis, non-emergency treatment, proper disease management, and so on all accrue to lessen the load on the emergency room where care costs the most. Shifting the costs to the program lessens them considerably and also results in a healthier population. It's a win-win.

:)

[No Elephants]

11. I believe that preventive and regular health care is more cost effective. However,

even if that were not so, saving lives ism ore than enough justification for spending a few dollars. We, as a nation, don't hestitate to spend it on instruments of death--whose purpose is supposedly to save American lives-- yet we feel that we have to show monetary savings to give people things like medicine?

That is monstrous.

Best wishes with your treatment.

[Cronus Protagonist]

14. That's the beauty of it - even fiscal conservatives can't criticise much!

And the very poor get much needed services! I can see this being the model of the future for other large municipalities!

[No Elephants]

15. From your keyboard to God's monitor, Cronus!

Wouldn't it be wonderful?

[lbrtbell]

18. Nail...head...direct hit.

Look at all the Republican farmers whose crops are failing in the drought. Do you think they'll turn down one dime of taxpayers' money, despite their "hatred" of government programs?

Yeah, right. They'll be sucking up every penny of aid, the way a mosquito sucks blood out of your arm.

[No Elephants]

19. Michelle Bacman's family is a perfect example.

She runs on denying Americans things that a just government would provide its citizens. Yet, her family is in and has been in every program they could get themselves into.

Hypocrite, thy name is RW.

[Divine Discontent]

9. Fantastic!

may you get the help you need. and, my dental care, too? that's excellent, I'm one of many with pretty thin/brittle teeth, and that would be great to have. I hope you take full advantage, and things go well!

:bounce:



Get it here --->
http://www.zazzle.com/what_is_mitt_hiding_romney_bumper_sticker-128087600293857910?rf=238107662556833486

[Cronus Protagonist]

10. I think the dental care is at USC dental school

But still, that usually costs money, however small... and when you're poor every dollar counts.

[No Elephants]

12. A few years ago, I checked into the cost of dental care through Boston University.

Even the best dental insurance leaves you with a fair amount to shell out for, by way of deductibles and copays and things that simply are not covered. So, I thought I would check, even though I had dental insurance.

They wanted hundreds of dollars up front for an initial evaluation and treatment plam. And the cost per service after that did not seem cheaper than the charges at a large dental office, such as the one where I was getting care. I would bet it was more than many small dental offices charge. Then again, the state was not limiting what the school could charge me.

I ended up staying where I was.

At a decent school, you should be fine, if you sure that the student is being supervised closely by the teaching dentist or dentists. I would try to be as pleasant and tactful as ever I could be, while being as insistent about that as I needed to be.

Maybe you will want to rehearse some possible scenarios with a friend or in your own mind, so you have something of a script in your head for how to proceed if you do not feel the supervision is there and the student seems to be resisting calling in someone or the supervisor(s) seem to be lax or AWOL.

It could not hurt to find out in advance what the state or the school requires by way of profesorial supervision. That way, you will know if you are at least getting the minimum.

If you are pro-actively watching out for yourself, you should be as well taken care of as you would be with a dentist who has already graduated. And, I guess being proactive is a good idea no matter where you are getting treated. Having had a lot to do with Massachusetts General, which was just named best in the country, I can attest that both horror stories and wonder stories occur no matter you get treated.

Best wishes on all your treatment and care.

[Cronus Protagonist]

13. I had a crown done once at UCLA teaching school

To this day it has caused a lot of pain, it needed a replacement just to bring it up to proper occlusion - I had to have one crown crowned! to fix the problem. So yeah, they won't let you leave with bleeding teeth or gums, but as to the supervisor making sure it's all AOK, well, that just doesn't happen in all instances. Still, when I got it done, I save a tooth and was able to get it fixed later.

As for the dental plans out there... they're all pretty much useless, and certainly none of them will save any money. At least I've never fond a dental plan where you got more out than you put in... might as well use a piggy bank for all they're worth. The good thing about this plan is it included dental cleaning, so I'm going to go have that done for sure. And I think I might need a cavity filled, so I'm getting that done too. :)

[No Elephants]

16. I just paid a bundle for dental work and my tooth has hurt ever since, too.

Going to a private dentist is no guaranty that you will get better work than at a school.

But, occlusion is something that should have been checked at the school anyway.

Just wondering: if a private dentist had botched the work, he or she would have to keep going for free until it was right. Wouldn't the school have the same obligation?

[No Elephants]

17. BTW, Cronus, as of right now, the thread has 213 views. That is a lot for DU2 these days.

So, I bet you helped someone with this.

I, for one, emailed a friend who lives in LA about it. He was one of the early victims of the subprime mortgage economy, having worked in California for a bank. I don't know if he will be eligible because he has savings that he has been living from.

Anyway, I made sure he knew about it. And, either he will be eligible or he may know someone who will be eligible.

Thanks again.

[DiverDave]

20. Well, I sure wish I could get it...

I got 'fired' for getting hurt at work.
Yes, it's legal in PA.
And my teeth have decided that NOW is the time to go bad.
One is falling apart were a filling fell out and another is just hurting like heck.
I lost my ins.
My wife is layed off until school starts up.
I cannot eat anything, it really is a quality of life issue.
I think my shoulder doc is going to release me to work at the end ogf the month, but I've been
telling him that I cant pass a DOT physical yet.
He doesnt seem to listen.

And I wish I could somehow get my teeth fixed...

[No Elephants]

21. If you think you could get medicaid, this sounds like the time to apply.

Ditto Social Security disability.

I hope things get better for you soon.