Reservist has heart attack during APFT Army won't pay med bill.

[ThunderKiss1965]

But they will pay for sex change surgery. The priorities in this country are seriously screwed up. I told all of my children that I would be proud of them if they served as I did, my Father did, his father before him and so on. I won't be saying the same to my grandchildren.

He had a heart attack during a PT test -- and now the Army won't pay the bills

 

[esthermoon]

I thought you have a National Health Service for military people in USA

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

I thought you have a National Health Service for military people in USA

Tri-care it sucks.

 

[Divine Wind]

I thought you have a National Health Service for military people in USA

Democrats hate the military and constantly chip away at it. So, no, it doesn't.

 

[Divine Wind]

Tri-care it sucks.

I turned 60 this year and am new to Tri-Care. It's a lot cheaper than my corporate medical plan, but it is more expensive than I thought it would be. Still, I'm paying about a third of what I used to pay.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I figgerd he was a Reservist right off the bat.

The first thing you do in these situations when your command won't help is to go to your Representative or Senator. Any inquiry from those two will put the fear of God into ANYONE involved.

Going to a Base I.G. won't help either.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Tri-care it sucks.

I turned 60 this year and am new to Tri-Care. It's a lot cheaper than my corporate medical plan, but it is more expensive than I thought it would be. Still, I'm paying about a third of what I used to pay.

When I was in I thought I had developed a hernia and was in some serious pain I called Tri-care to get an appointment with a specialist and they told me it would be 3 days, until my Major got on the phone and yelled at them for 5 minutes straight he got me an appointment the next day. Luckily it was just a pulled groin muscle. As a lower enlisted I would never have even considered arguing with a civilian.

 

[Divine Wind]

I figgerd he was a Reservist right off the bat.

The first thing you do in these situations when your command won't help is to go to your Representative or Senator. Any inquiry from those two will put the fear of God into ANYONE involved.

Going to a Base I.G. won't help either.

Agreed on alternative courses of action. The LOD investigation is hard to reverse, but since it did happen during a PFT, the Army should cover it.

We'll see.

 

[Divine Wind]

When I was in I thought I had developed a hernia and was in some serious pain I called Tri-care to get an appointment with a specialist and they told me it would be 3 days, until my Major got on the phone and yelled at them for 5 minutes straight he got me an appointment the next day. Luckily it was just a pulled groin muscle. As a lower enlisted I would never have even considered arguing with a civilian.

You were on a Reservist Tri-Care plan? Either way, sorry to read you had problems. Maybe they fixed the problems or maybe it was only a local problem, I don't know. Still, I'm knew to it and it's been good so far.