[lit-ideas] Re: The flu

Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 3:48:39 AM, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote:

 

Jac> Medicare does not cover out of region treatment. 

that was it -- sorry -- TennCare covers out-of-state trips, Medicaid doesn't 
(and Medicare). This is from the NYT piece:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
"In this country, rich as it is, people shouldn't have to choose whether their 
child will live or die," said Angela Ray, the mother of a severely ill 
12-year-old girl in Lawrenceburg. "It's amazing to me that it's come down to 
this."
Her daughter, Jasmine, must take 20 extremely expensive medications every day 
to control the rare stew of chronic diseases, including Elephant Man Syndrome, 
that make it impossible for her to run and play. There are no doctors in 
Tennessee who can treat her, so her parents must frequently drive her to 
Birmingham, Ala., for care.
Soon, she may lose that care - out-of-state trips are covered by TennCare, but 
not by Medicaid - and possibly, her life.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

If I go to another European country and need treatment I may have to pay 
upfront for all or part of it; but if I get a form something-or-other the Govt 
here will refund it (most of it?!) for EU countries and any that have 
reciprocal agreements with us (if we still have those) that don't simply treat 
us free. Most of us do though take out private insurance when we go there on 
holiday -- but the cost is, for Europe, small.



-- 
 Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK   
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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