Yesterday when I arrived home there was a letter from the Department of Economic Security waiting for me to the effect that they wanted verification that I made X number of dollars from employers X X and X, all of which I have not worked for in the time periods they were asking about. I am unable to reach anyone at their number and I know better than to go to their office - stories abound of people going in early in the morning five days in one week, spending five whole days there, and never seeing a human being - I don't have the time for this. I tried to cancel my Medicaid insurance as I am now terrified to use it but the HMO will not cancel unless under direction from The Department of Economic Security. I cancelled all my physical therapy appointments until further notice as I don't have any faith in the system whatsoever at this point and I don't have faith that there is not misinformation about me in the system that may cause the bills to come my way even though I meet all expanded Medicaid qualifications. At the moment, my HMO card is just a hunk of plastic in my wallet that no longer means anything. Funny how fast something like this can do a 180 in America.....
I do have an appointment today with the Social Services Agency that did my original application, so we'll see how that goes. I have to remember at least my friend Marissa was able to get her tumor surgery - a fact that still makes me cry as I never thought I'd witness the day that human life was worth health care in America. And I was able to begin physical therapy and I did get two months of meds without having to cross the border. So it's not like I didn't get anything. Going forward I think I'll be going to Mexico more than using the card though as I don't have the reserve to deal with letters like this from DES, arriving through no fault of my own. Going to Mexico now seems so much saner and cleaner and appropriate in my case.
I will post how the appointment at three pm today goes though truth be told, I'm not expecting much. I am not ungrateful for the blood work and the start of physical therapy I have received but it does seem that to use this card is to ask for issues with DES. Color me not any longer so impressed with ObamaCare - though I am very very very grateful that Marissa did have her surgery and has not gotten a similar letter yet. Rob
I should also mention that only did I not work for the employers they claim I did in the time period they claim I did but they dollars amounts they claim I made also bear no resemblance to reality. I guess the lesson here - something that I really already knew truth be told - is that I have no business accessing health care in the United States based on my experiences and based on what I know. I need to man up and take responsibility that I made exceptions based on expanded Medicaid - should have known better.
Came back to add - if I am able to make over the amount to qualify for this insurance I'm now afraid to use - I'll probably pass and take the hit to my taxes and just go to Mexico. I don't have the faith I wouldn't get similar letters from a government agency other than the DES with similar misinformation. Better to just give up, pay the fine, and offshore it all to Mexico. One could say I'm becoming disillusioned way to quickly but what little faith was left was hanging by a thread based on ObamaCare. I seem to be learning different once again at this point. Rob