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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,181 posts)
22. Yes, in CA!
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:41 PM
Nov 2012

Good for you!

I'm glad your health is really good too...

Still, you might want to think about Part B...

I had an MRI today... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 OP
You have just described the long term issue we face in medicine from a cost perspective GitRDun Nov 2012 #1
You could very well be right... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #4
Here is just one small issue from today... GitRDun Nov 2012 #24
i worry for my children....both in their 30's..... spanone Nov 2012 #2
As I do about mine....in their forties...not to mention my grandchildren ... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #5
So are mine.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #32
i hope it will evolve into that...i believe it will.... spanone Nov 2012 #50
I also worry that there are fewer physicians going into Family Practice. likesmountains 52 Nov 2012 #3
It's not a glamorous position at all. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #6
In Alaska very few general practice doctors take new Medicare patients. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #7
That is a tough situation, my dear Blue... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #9
out of pocket = zillion dollars Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #8
Not sure I'm following you here... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #11
no, I mean an MRI is a zillion dollars for those without insurance. Glad you have medicare. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #17
Oh, OK, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #18
Actually, self pay can be less expensive than the insurance billing code Mika Nov 2012 #19
true. I had blood drawn in prep for surgery. Cost on bill was $2000. Insurance knocked that WAAAY Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #25
That is extremely rare. Ms. Toad Nov 2012 #40
Not usually Sgent Nov 2012 #48
Medicaid not Medicare. lalalu Nov 2012 #10
My husband has been keeping track of this, and he said it's true about Medicare. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #13
There are several doctors in our area (IN) who do not accept new Medicare patients (or Medicaid). anneboleyn Nov 2012 #37
That is very strange. I live in New Jersey and lalalu Nov 2012 #57
It all depends on the area. In metro areas, where there are plenty of MineralMan Nov 2012 #64
That makes sense and explains the differences. lalalu Nov 2012 #65
I'm concerned, too. I'm in my late 50's. Health care cost is the single biggest issue facing me Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #12
I hear you, my dear Honeycombe8... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #15
worry about doc pay dhol82 Nov 2012 #14
That is my concern too. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #16
In CA? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #20
Yes, in CA! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #22
Just very fortunate... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #31
Hands off my Medicare... HipChick Nov 2012 #21
I hope it's there for you too, my dear HipChick! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #23
Paul Ryan wants you to have a $7k voucher, which you'll use to purchase awesome insurance Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #26
Ryan can go... HipChick Nov 2012 #35
If the drs are in a high unemployment area where healthcare has fadedrose Nov 2012 #27
I don't think that's the situation here... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #28
Are you OK? glacierbay Nov 2012 #29
My dear glacierbay... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #36
I'm glad you're ok glacierbay Nov 2012 #38
Ouch! That had to hurt. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #42
Oh,man. I wish I were closer... I'd take good care of you. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #41
Thank you so much! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #44
Both my shoulders are crap.. fadedrose Nov 2012 #43
I'm sorry to hear that. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #45
You mean I'll be able to throw a discus? fadedrose Nov 2012 #47
OWWWWW! Hope they get that fixed! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #59
They can fix it, and they will! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #62
I dunno ... Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #30
I go to Dr's that work in the hospital system where they treated me as a "charity case" NightWatcher Nov 2012 #33
I posted this on another thread; it applies to this one, too. HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #34
fortunately,in 2013-2014 reimbursement for Family Practice docs will increase. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #39
You Better Be OK... WillyT Nov 2012 #46
Aw......my dear WillyT... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #52
I Pass To You... A Better Joint... WillyT Nov 2012 #53
Omigod! I'd probably be high for a week! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #54
Hey, pass that over here, WillyT Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #55
MRI you worry about what is in the contrast they infused you with... nahant Nov 2012 #49
Nothing was infused into me... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #51
+1 lunasun Nov 2012 #56
WOO ALERT! WOO ALERT! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #60
Why would they use any contrast medium in a shoulder MineralMan Nov 2012 #66
I'm on Minnesota's state coverage for the disabled... Odin2005 Nov 2012 #58
I had a brain MRI last week cherish44 Nov 2012 #61
They should have warned you about the noise! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #63
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