Posted on 08/03/2013 9:03:50 PM PDT by cambyses
Do you have gun in the house?
GOOD TO KNOW!
When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out and spent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay, the insurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and was asked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tell them. So the below has some merit.
FYI, I am passing this along... there are comments from two other people I have also been asked if we keep guns in the house. The nurse just kinda slipped it in along with all the other regular questions. I told her I refused to answer because it was against the law to ask.
Everyone, whether you have guns or not, should give a neutral answer so they have no idea who does and who doesn't. My doctor asked me if I had guns in my house and also if any were loaded. I, of course, answered yes to both questions. Then he asked why I kept a loaded gun close to my bed. I answered that my son, who is a certified gun instructor and also works for Homeland Security, advised me that an unloaded, locked up gun is no protection against criminal attack.
The Government now requires these questions be asked of people on Medicare, and probably everyone else.
Just passing this along for your information: I had to visit a doctor other than my regular doctor when my doctor was on vacation.. One of the questions on the form I had to fill out was: Do you have any guns in your house?? My answer was None of your business!!
So it is out there! It is either an insurance issue or government intervention. Either way, it is out there and the second the government gets into your medical records (as they want to under Obamacare) it will become a major issue and will ultimately result in lock and load!!
Please pass this on to all the other retired guys and gun owners... Thanks, from a Vietnam Vet and retired Police Officer: I had a doctor's appointment at the local VA clinic yesterday and found out something very interesting that I would like to pass along. While going through triage before seeing the doctor, I was asked at the end of the exam, three questions: 1. Did I feel stressed? 2. Did I feel threatened? 3. Did I feel like doing harm to someone?
The nurse then informed me that if I had answered yes to any of the questions I would have lost my concealed carry permit as it would have gone into my medical records and the VA would have reported it to Homeland Security.
Looks like they are going after the vets first. Other gun people like retired law enforcement will probably be next. Then when they go after the civilians, what argument will they have? Be forewarned and be aware. The Obama administration has gone on record as considering veterans and gun owners potential terrorists. Whether you are a gun owner, veteran or not, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED !
If you know veterans and gun owners, please pass this on to them. Be very cautious about what you say and to whom.
My solution to filling out medical forms is to keep up to date lists of my medications and surgical procedures on my computer. Any time I go to a doctor who doesn’t have that information, I print out both lists. Saves A LOT of time going through the initial paper work.
I’m having trouble finding the right section (it’s 974 pages). Do you know what page it’s on?
I do not have “a” gun in the house is a good answer, until the doc wises up and ask “how many guns do you have in your house?”
Great idea. I will borrow.
It depends on what the meaning of "a" is.
None. Mine are in the shed, which is where I sleep.
That's when you ask the doc,
"OK, Doc, did you play with your weiner this morning?" and "Just how often do you play with your weiner?"
... and so forth, with increasingly personal and embarrassing questions, until the doctor says,
"That's none of your business."
And you say to the Doc, "Well, there you have it."
Agreed!! We aren’t paying our phone bills for the benefit of con artists or the government for that matter.
Always just say no. You are the happiest most optimistic person in the world and you don’t have no steenking guns. :-)
My goddaughter is a surgeon at a local county medical center. Because thet are a county (government) entity, they are required to ask the question. She doesn’t, the nurses do. She said that you are not required to answer and that the only thing the nurses can do is write “no answer”.
If you just say NO, they “could” charge you with perjury or lying on an official document, just as if you told a cop no when asked if you are armed and he finds a weapon, you go to jail.
The constitution gives you the right to remain silent and refuse to answer. That is not an answer in the affirmative anymore than refusing to take the stand when on trial is an admission of guilt.
Bill Clinton would, so I don't see why you can't.
Not all docs are using the new forms, why waste what you have on hand? They are a business and those forms cost bucks.
What I’ve seen a lot of is NO NEW MEDICARE PATIENTS.
“No, we have 911, why would we need guns?”
You are so right.
Went to a new doctor today and was asked this question. Wouldn’t answer it. My liberal sister started reading stuff from the web saying it was not part of Obamacare. Oy.
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