[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Since when is it my responsibility to pay for your child’s healthcare?

[Clairity]

"He was deemed ineligible they said, because he had Medicare, and you can't have TennCare and Medicare," said Ann Zingheim. "If he'd just had TennCare, he would've been kept on."

If he hadn't had Medicare, the parents would be complaining about that. The nerve of some people, to use the tragedy of their son this way, pathetic.

[Celtic Cross]

Thats really too bad. Lord have mercy.

The cuts have to come somewhere. I really sympathize with people who are affected, but our government NEEDS to live within its means before our nation collapses.

[Daisyjane69]

hmmm....looks like the Governor of TN was a Democrat, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Bredesen

[headstamp 2]

“He was deemed ineligible they said, because he had Medicare, and you can’t have TennCare and Medicare,” said Ann Zingheim. “If he’d just had TennCare, he would’ve been kept on.”

Why didn’t he drop Medicare coverage then so he could get TennCare?

[I see my hands]

To: Ma and Pa Zingheim

When your mind is ugly your life will be ugly.

[JSteff]

It is not possible. We have been given the worlds greatest health care plan by Mr. O and the dem party. ALL will preexisting conditions have free care immediately from the day the bill was enacted.

Mr. O told use they will not have to spend one penny and the care started immediately.

[mlocher]

Cuts to TennCare? Sounds like a state program that got cut. I am sure that dems will use this as an example to try to further fund federal programs.

[SpaceBar]

The ratchet and pawl of government dependence.

[23 Everest]

Scott Zingheim was diagnosed as a Paranoid Schizophrenic when he was 15-years-old.

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He lived 33 years in agony. Should have called in hospice when he turned 16. Would have saved lots, most costly the heartache. The parents, while I understand doing whatever you can for your child, place blame wrongly.

There is no one to blame. Nothing anyone could have done except prolong the inevitable.

[MacMattico]

Unfortunately, being diagnosed with severe schizophrenia at 15 he was lucky to have survived until his 40’s. It wouldn't have mattered what medical care he had.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Not Yours To Give
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2474326/posts

[The_Media_never_lie]

This is a tragedy, but why not play the blame game for political advantage?

[EDINVA]

They’re angry and have to find someone to blame. But their was off the program they claim did so much for him for six years. There is something else at work here, not his being taken off the TN Medicaid program.

I’ve worked with poor, disabled clients in D.C. who have both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid picks up what Medicare doesn’t. Since Medicaid is a state program, I suppose eligibility and the rules change from state to state. And it seems TN decided they couldn’t have both back in ‘05. One client told me that when/if you are listed as permanently disabled for two years, you automatically get Medicare and it’s a far better program.

[Army Air Corps]

Frank and Ann Zingheim's 48-year-old son, Scott, committed suicide on March 31st.

It appears that their wee laddie of 48 was responsible for his own demise. Not to diminish mental health issues, but this is the result of cuts made to TennCare in 2005? So, their son took his life six years after the cuts to the programme that was supposedly vital to his health. IF the programme was that vital, then why didn't he dispatch himself almost as soon as ceased treatment?

[Gator113]

Frank and Ann Zingheim, once you learned that tax payer funds were no longer going to pay for your sons needs, what did YOU PERSONALLY do to save your son’s life....... over the next 6 years?

You said, “No one listens, no one listens”.... did YOU listen? Did you see what was coming and did you not lift a finger, because it would cost you more than you were willing to pay out of your pocket?

[packrat35]

A lesson the parents failed to learn. TennCare was first with government healthcare, replacing medicare with a gold-plated health care system that rapidly drove the state into debt.

Signed into law by a democrat (who else?), it was a runaway success for those in the program but a nightmare for those of us paying for it. In 2005, another democrat was the one who finally had to start making cuts or the state would go broke.

Maybe the parents ought to see where ObamaCare is headed. Promising everything at the beginning only to make cutbacks more and more as the money runs out. It is where we are headed and SOON!

[willk]

Aren't people like him who government should be taking care of? Not the crack whores, not the illegal aliens,not the welfare queens but people who can't fend for themselves?

[yldstrk]

schizophrenia is horrible for anyone

Yes, the mental health care for young men is inadequate

but if the money isn’t there, you can’t spend it

[Vendome]

First, I am sorry for your loss. Death is a tragedy and the greatest of all tragedies is to have your son or daughter die so young.

Second, no one and no system killed your son. His sickness killed him.

Paranoid Schizophrenia is a difficult disease and it is rare for someone to attain management of the disease.