Until April 15th, that is.
Completely empathize w/your go 'round with the aptly-acronymed BS. My FIL is Military Retired Disabled and has to deal with the VA, so I understand the frustration.
Still, with the continued existence of private-sector insurance, at least there's a range of choices out there. You wouldn't get THAT with anything government run.
In my life I've been covered by Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Met Medical, and some other now-defunct company that was actually really decent, under both HMO and PPO type plans. With just about every plan I've had, sometimes things were a hassle. Met Mdical I don't think EVER got a single claim paid out correctly, nor on time; my wife had to bird-dog them on the phone about nearly everything. But, they did pay out eventually, and in full, so it ended well.
Never been cornered into taking a Kaiser plan; I think I'd opt for a plan run by ol' Jim Jones before I'd do that, but even they're a lot better than anything you'd get from an Uncle Sam plan.
Count your blessings; even if you only need one hand to do it.
Wonder how they do for dialysis.
By mother, bless her at 86, found out today, after years of failing kidneys, that she will need to begin dialysis in two weeks.
Private insurance, 65 years worth, will cover the entire cost.
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I know I’m just responding to one partidular situation. I really don’t know this topic very well. Just my own experience. But it’s a serious situation for me.