HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted December 15, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 15, 2010 How many here believe the VA rations care? I believe they do based simply on cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted December 15, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 15, 2010 Health care at VA is rationed by cost and even more important access. Its hard to juggle cause VA health care is treatment by emergency most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted December 15, 2010 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 15, 2010 Absolutely. And then they boast about providing the best and/or most advanced care anywhere. Here are a couple of examples: Example They keep certain medications off of their formulary and only offer cheap and less effective alternatives. (celebrex or bextra) Example Limiting the number of medication pills available per month (levitra). Example They offer older surgery options instead of more effective options like laparoscopic robot surgery (DaVinci robot). Example Providing eyeglasses, but not offering laser eye-correction surgery. (actually, I don't think I would want the VA doing that to me anyway) Example PCP doctor refers Veteran to another clinic. The other clinic then cancels the appointment and refers Veteran back to PCP doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted December 16, 2010 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 16, 2010 Vync I got signed up for a "pain class" by the pain clinic which is Charlie Team. I got sent to Charlie by my PCP which is Alpha Team. Now to change appointment with Pain Class I have to call Delta Team. I told them to forget it. I got social worker to provide a PT guy and they wanted to charge my medicare. I get 12 visits from the PT guy and that's it. The pain clinic has been telling me for years I need PT, so 12 visits will fix me I guess. I need 1200 visits. The PT guy told me to buy a stationary bike. Should not the VA provide that? I am 100% and HB. What do they want from me? What do I need them for with all this great advice on how to spend my own money. The VA medical system is just a shadow and a sham. I could get better care at the local charity clinic except I make too much for them to treat me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Wings Posted December 18, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 18, 2010 x x x 1. cheap medications 2. out-dated surgical techniques 3. not ordering routine blood tests 4. not ordering MRI's 5. primary care appt's lasting 10-15 minutes 6, passing the veteran around like a football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chu Lai69 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 How many here believe the VA rations care? I believe they do based simply on cost. I do not!! I get as good as or better care at times then I did when I had private insurance. So far so good. I have been going to the St. Louis VAMAC for going on 3 years now and have been happy with the care provided, emergency and non emergency. Works for me!! JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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