I can tell you one thing - a "friend" left an reaction on Facebook
that was X-rated, to be polite about it. I don't mind a rational
discussion but I certainly don't want to see pornographic remarks
about the President or his Cabinet. Ugh.
Kat
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Kendall D. Corbett
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Linda,
>
> The "arbitrary caps" that were mentioned are something I'm all too
> familiar with. My insurance is one of the better plans in Wyoming
> (the state employees group insurance), and it places a cap of $2K per
> year for outpatient physical therapy. At approximately $150 per
> visit, that's a little more than one visit per month (13.333 visits).
> With the imbalances in muscle tone that CP can cause, if you have an
> accident and injure a knee (which I did in July) or fall and break a
> bone (which I did in April), those 13 visits can be used up pretty
> quickly.
>
> My boss from 15 years ago was a quadriplegic from an accident, and had
> a $2 Million lifetime cap for all medical care under the state plan.
> He maxed it out after a surgery went wrong to place rods to straighten
> his back. About two years after that, he died, in part because even
> the state's high risk insurance pool wouldn't insure him.
>
> For two years when I was in high school (1977-1978), I had some
> serious medical problems and spent about 6 months in three different
> hospitals. I saw the bill from one, and it was over $250,000.00; I'd
> be surprised if the other two were less than that, so if I were still
> covered by that company, I'd probably be pushing th $2 million cap as
> well, if that company had the same thing
>
> I'm still fighting to get an appropriate wheelchair, too. So, health
> care reform is something we should all be concerned about, whether we
> have CP, another health condition, or have a family member with a
> disability or health condition.
>
> For those of us with CP, getting insurance that's not part of a large
> employer based group is likely not an option, because it is much too
> expensive, if an insurance company will even look at you. That's the
> pre-existing conditions clause.
>
> I know you know all this, but it feels good to have someone to discuss
> it with. I wish Ken Barber would come back so that we can get the
> other side of the argument.
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Kendall,
>>
>> Case needs surgery badly again and I am investigating what to do. He cannot
>> stand still and falls every couple of steps. I only just found out from my
>> son that when he had the PERCS with Nuzzo almost nothing was covered and
>> they owe a big bill and cannot consider doing it again without better
>> coverage. And here's the kicker - - they have very good insurance compared
>> to most Americans. I for instance have never had any except for two of my 64
>> yrs.
>> I am mad as hell at the Republicans and hope the public option remains.
>> We are considering SDR with Parks in St Louis and also the muscle ligament
>> transfers the orthopods in Hawaii at Shriners are talking about. I am
>> against those because we chelate scar and I think it will be a problem.
>> Case was elected Vice President of his school and is enjoying that. He is 11
>> now and the surgery lasted about 2 and 1/2 years.
>> Early this year I traveled out of the country to South America, only to
>> countries that are friendly to us and in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador not only
>> do they have free higher education but also better health care than we have.
>> This is what even poor countries can do for their citizens when they do not
>> spend everything on war. Chile and Argentina are fast becoming first world
>> countries. It also felt incredibly peaceful there compared to here. Of
>> course you know I like Obama and Case and I went to meet him before he was
>> elected. I have been disappointed in his Afghan policy and also in his
>> trying so hard to bring those Reps along. So I was glad he sounded stronger
>> and firmer last night.
>>
>>
>> At 12:09 PM 9/10/2009, you wrote:
>>>
>>> Jessica,
>>>
>>> I know you joined to learn about CP, but more often than not, we
>>> discuss non-disability topics, or topics that are tangentially related
>>> to CP and disabilities. With that in mind, what did people think of
>>> President Obama's speech last night? I thought it was great, but I
>>> have questions about how he'll keep health care reform "budget
>>> neutral." Will it mean large tax increases to support the "public
>>> option," will it mean cuts to other programs? Does he honestly expect
>>> the insurance industry to fall into line without a large fight (if
>>> August is an indication, that won't happen!) Those of you who know me
>>> know that I'm playing "Devil's advocate" to encourage discussion!
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Kendall
>>>
>>> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>>>
>>> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
>>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
>>> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>>>
>>> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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>
> --
>
>
> Kendall
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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