Posted on 04/24/2015 11:49:17 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Hospital staff broke the news to a Tacoma, Wash. woman that her operation to remove a tumor from her breast would not be happening.
Medical benefits tied to her retired husband’s U.S. Army service had expired just 12 hours before, a detail on the 41-year-old woman’s benefits card that no one noticed until she was already prepped for surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center, according to a KING-TV report.
Patricia Zuniga described the bearers of bad news as “upfront” about the awkward discovery.
“You’re not having your surgery today. You do not have health care. You do not have benefits,” Zuniga was told during her Jan. 27 appointment at the hospital.
She had been led to believe her health care expired on Jan. 30, six months after her husband’s injuries discharged him from service.
She organized the appointment in December after learning a mammogram and needle biopsy found a tumor. Doctors at the time said it was not malignant.
Zuniga still doesn’t know how bad her medical condition, but she fears cancer is overtaking her body especially after she found another lump over her thyroid gland, she told KING-TV.
Unable to have the either tumor removed on her own dime, she’s waiting for new benefits with the Affordable Care Act to kick in.
“I feel scared. I’ve got two daughters. I’m a young woman and I want to live. That’s all I think, every day when I take a shower, when I see it,” Zuniga added.
During the height of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, I made it a routine to visit the wounded at Bethesda and Walter Reed. They got really superb care.
#1 - That’s where a lot of top elected political animals go for treatment so of course they will offer superior care.
#2 - Who was in office at the time?
I received my care, the care that saved my life at Clark AFB Hospital, Tachikawa USAF hospital, Yokosuka Naval Hospital, Travis AFB Hospital, Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital. All outstanding.
Nothing has changed, even with Obama's damage. I'm really tired of the insults to the men and women who provide the medical care to our trrops.
Until recently, my local VA Clinic was great. It’s been going downhill. My nearest VA Hospital is the Overton-Brooks in Shreveport. I haven’t really done much through them.
That is one organization that I had hope Eric Shinseki could have fixed but he didn't. I hope we get some better people involved to fix that organization.
Soldiers who know about Shinseki never had a lot of faith in him. He’s most famous for offending the Spec Ops community.
“During the height of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, I made it a routine to visit the wounded at Bethesda and Walter Reed. They got really superb care. “
Of course this isn’t what the thread was about. Since we’re off-topic a bit - The war wounded get (and deserve) the best care we can muster. Money is not an object for these soldiers, nor should it be. Back to the topic: The sad thing is that in the long run, these war wounded are much more likely to get caught up in a socialist medical system than not. They will get the superb care like the VA likes to give out if history is a guide.
“If you feel compelled to spout off about things you know nothing about, shut off your computer and go fishing instead. It’ll save yourself a lot of embarrassment.”
The subject story of the thread is what military/socialized medicine is for the vast majority of servicemen and their dependents. What is it about the woman given the bums rush out the door is superb to you?
“Nah, just an experienced military leader/commander. BS artists are easy to recognize.”
Yes they are, and you’ve played your own part on this thread.
It isn't inadequate, what there is available of it. Congress has cut our budgets, the services have cut back available services - but the military medical professionals are outstanding, what few we have left.
You are given to blanket statements.
How about examples?
“Congress has cut our budgets”
Who exactly is “our” when you say “our budgets”?
“You apparently have no idea what care “the vast majority of our servicemen and dependents” receives”
You THINK I have no idea. You also think I’m ex Army, or maybe I didn’t serve at all. Make up your mind.
So you’re actually a draft-dodger! Should have guessed it. That’s the other group besides the army that uses “the military”.
Other than Bill Clinton, I don’t anybody else that would be proud of avoiding service. You’re an odd duck, aren’t you?
I’ll take that as a light-hearted response and laugh with you.
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