Free tests and screenings under ACA

[Granny]

Free? I don't think so. SOMEBODY somewhere along the line is paying ... and that SOMEONE is every single person who pay taxes ... income taxes, Medicare taxes, FICA taxes, this tax, that tax, the other tax. People who are insured pay out the nose in higher premiums for reduced or no co-pays, "free" drugs, etc. IT AIN'T FREEIIIIIIIIIII

And another blessing we have under ACA is this wonderful national healthcare data base ... we can be anywhere in the country and if we need emergency medical care ... why, medical professionals can just pull up our healthcare history and will have all they need to know about us in order to properly treat us. Right. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THAT LITTLE COMPUTER PRINTOUT YOU ARE GIVEN WHEN YOU VISIT YOUR PHYSICIAN. The only reason I see my primary care physician twice a year is that I cannot get a one year prescription for one medication. I can only get a 6 month renewal. I'm OK with that (sort of) because I've been taking the same drug, same dosage for many years and they probably should monitor the continued long term use of a drug for any changes in effectiveness. So ... once I got home I sat down and went over the report and right off the bat find out I have hypertention? I've never been diagnosed with that. I think an ASSUMPTION was made because my one scrip is routinely given for hypertension ... BUT ... in my case, it was prescribed by a heart surgeon for a little congenital heart issue. The dosage has never been changed ... however the notes say I should only take one pill a day, while I'm still being prescribed the same dosage ... clearly stating on the bottle that I should be taking 2 a day. Oh, and I found out I have some kind of problem with my left knee ... which is also news to me since not one single word was mentioned to me at the visit! At one place in the report I have chronic kidney disease while at another place I do not have chronic kidney disease. My vitamin and OTC supplement are all screwed up, my prescription dosages are incorrect. Saw my kidney specialist yesterday and I do still have CKD, but it's not advancing. So it's a basic situation of being careless, inattention to detail, and each doctor having his or her opinion which may or may not be in agreement with each other. It's insurance interference making it so that doctors have to schedule 4 or 5 patients for the same appointment slot in order to even have enough income to even marginally cover costs of opening their doors in the first.

The whole system is in chaos.

 

[Arianrhod]

Judging from the interplay between the posters chanting "Who pays for this?" and those replying "You do," I'm guessing none of you are actually paying anyone anything, just yawping on a message board.

If you're actually paying for someone else's care, show us the bill. Otherwise

 

[francoHFW]

Nothing is "free"...get a clue

You're absolutely right!!

I'll tell you something else "free" under ACA. Some of you have probably had these relentless phone calls from your insurance carrier offering free in-home visits from nurses to give you an examine and report their findings to your doctor and, and, and.... Why? I see my doctors regularly and they are aware of my health status and very capable of taking care of anything that might need fixing. After hearing my cousin's experience, I absolutely hit the ceiling and I defiantly decline the offer. While I was caring for my little lady on my last assignment her son decided to have one of the doctors pay his mom a visit. He explained the insurance carriers are REQUIRED to make these calls ... but they DON'T tell you that you have the right to decline. They just keep pushing for the visits. Don't know if any kickbacks are involved or the cost comes by way of increased premiums or what.

ACA is forced coverage ... there's no freedom of personal choice whether to even be insured at all. To not get insured is to be fined - sometimes very heftily.

No more freeloading, irresponsible jackasses.

And we always WERE paying for the poor, just in the stupidest way possible.

 

[bendog]

Actually, they are not "free." Rather the ACA mandated that insurance policies fully cover these services without requiring people to meet their deductible/co-pays. My employer sponsored HC already did that .... mostly. But, I did have to meet my deductible for the colonoscopy. The insurors didn't really object because they actually save money by not having to treat illnesses later on.

That doesn't mean I think the ACA is a good thing. Preventative services, and family planning, should be provided with no out of pocket costs because ultimately is saves us all money in the form of insurance prices and/or Medicaid. And they have nothing to do with the false equivalency of child birth in the dark ages of which the poster had not actual facts. It's unfortunate the TPM did not allow the gopers to buy into the positives of HC market regulation.

 

[Granny]

Judging from the interplay between the posters chanting "Who pays for this?" and those replying "You do," I'm guessing none of you are actually paying anyone anything, just yawping on a message board.

If you're actually paying for someone else's care, show us the bill. Otherwise

The bill can be found in our ever burgeoning national debt.