At V.A. the audiologist is more skilled at nerve damage and sensory processing issues. The first hearing test I had early last year was accurate though. The audiologist tested me and saw me seizing at certain tones. These hearing aids should have better filtering.
Outside of my SSDI check and farly low yearly medical cost covered by Medicare I pay the rest. Most of the things I have to have Medicare doesn't cover. Hearing Aids, Corrective shoes, etc. It was just this past year I finally went through V.A. for some of it.
I do not believe 1 in 19 are on SSDI. SSI? Maybe but not SSDI. The reason is the standard of qualification and burden of proof for SSDI is much greater. I can remember I was placed on SSI after I retired and when my SSDI was approved the SSI I had recieved up till then was taken from my first check which was about six months or so SSDI back pay.
Now let me ask you something. If you and your husband had a car wreck in the morning and it inflicted catrostrophic damage what would you do? What would the ones you help do? You'd be at the SS office or you would starve and loose your home unless you made enough to purchase catriostrophic illness insurance. BTW most of those type policies have lifetime caps.
I have to laugh at the rants in here. Strain at a gnat swallow a camel. The cost of SSDI is nothing compared to the cost of taxpayer supported nursing homes which no one bats an eye at. I worked in them. Many of the patients were there simply because family could not be bothered. Some needed to be due to advanced diseases or nearing death most did not. You haven't heard the outrage till you try and cut off the nursing home industry. They have a very powerful DC lobby.
Those places get established as NPO's with a board of directors. The B.O.D. members get outragous salaries for simply attending meetings once a month. Medicare is their cash cow followed by private insurance co-pays. Do the math. If a disabled person is home especially a blue color disabled they will draw SSDI far below the cost of a nursing home. Lets see if any members of the house or senate call for cutting that.
See, you have learned nothing from what I have posted. I would not turn to the govt. (read taxpayer) for help. I would turn to my family, friends, my church, my self, and of course I would pray to the Good Lord for help.
I believe the govt. is not the answer to my problems and woes.
I get it...you have health problems. (the list keeps getting longer each time you post) Many of us do.
I just subscribe to the belief that Americans should not be forced into paying for others. If people want to give willingly then fine. (for example I willingly donate money and food and time)
I do not believe in forcefully taking money from hard workers to give to moochers.
You could continue to list a million more “I have problems” to your list and I still won't agree with you.
I believe in helping truly disabled people. Not people who have problems but can and should be doing some kind of work to help themselves.
You are obviously able to type coherently your troubles and woes here on FR. It is also obvious you have the time to do this as well. Do the math.
Americans are getting sick and tired of this crap. And I am one American who is not afraid to say it out loud. The taxpayers are not your keeper.