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[mdehners]

Copied from my response to Arlie:

It's been a crazy day, been on the phone and all over town. What I've found out reminds me that while I'd probably get better Med service in prison, getting jailed for Murder'd upset Chuck and probably kill my Mother;>!

Fukup #1: 2 yrs ago I was notified that I'd qualified for Florida Medicaid which made me unqualified for ADAP(aids meds assistance), even though Medicaid doesn't cover Meds. apparently, the OK was Tentative and Chuck's income(being Gay never helps but it's amazing how one's spouse can get you disqualified for Assistance here)later disqualified it. It lasted long enough to shut off Assistance and they NEVER sent a notification. So for the last 2 yrs I qualified for my old program but instead have been paying out of pocket.

Fukup #2: My Med-D provider changed it's policy for aids meds, beginning this month. I didn't see any notice of policy change in my monthly statement from them. From a $40.00 copay to 15% Retail. Just one of the 3 is almost $200.00

So, right now I've made an appt on Tuesday to go in and re-up to my old program. I'm also contacting the local rep for SHINE which will help me find a new Med-D Provider. I guess I'd been too lucky with Cigna since I had it since Med-D. Nothing seems to work for long in this Dying World.
Cheers,
Pat

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[weofodthignen]

Sigh. I really hope it works out. Sorry to hear over at LJ that the new doc has mucked with the prescriptions list, too.

M

[mdehners]

Sadly, there are generally two kinds of MDs that go into Public Health; "Missionaries" and "Fukkups". 'M's are "Called" due to Religious or Political reasons. The "R"s get higher "Karma Points' the more repulsive to their belief system the patient is. LOT of Fundies in Southern aids clinics. "P"s, are usually women who have husbands with higher incomes and Feel guilty about their Affluence. They get higher "Progressive Points" the more "Oppressed" the patient is. BOTH come from situations where they're never had to worry about money since they were in primary school and the concept of folks to whom $20.00 is a lot of money is Alien to them.
The "Fukkups" are just that, MD's that can't get a job anywhere else. A subset technically aren't "FK"s, they're Foreign. They're actually great MD's for those of their culture of origin or at least language. For American English speakers, their poor speaking skills AND their cultural imperatives cause distress. As my new MD di when she dismissed my need of a Walker as "Weakness" and that a man my age had no business using one.
You use what you have and do the best you can with it...
Cheers,
Pat