Re: Re: SiCKO Movie -- Michael Moore Wants to Hear From You

Your video made me cry my eyes out. I want to tell you about my friend Rich who is paralyzed and has recently been denied healthcare disability. Aetna HMO is the company who actually denied him. They arer somehow involved with the social security program. His mother who is 67 and has had skin cancer and has a tumour in her right eye keeps getting denied medicare which she is entitled to and has been since 65. It is always something like she needs her divorce papers even though they verified her marriage and that she would be covered under part B of her ex-husband. Please listen to their story as I cannot videotape them. They are embarassed and I know Audrey who has had skin cancer is very sensitive to her appearance since her top lip has been removed. Her other son paid for her operation. So, she never got the rest of her plastic surgery done.

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[doinmythang1]

as for the po box address...in order for aetna to update the po box address they would need the physical address on file first and then they could update the mailing address...im not in any way defending the insurance company...i just know how it works...and im sorry about your friends...it's business before pleasure in this country...VOTE OBAMA!

[mia0899cs]

He actually voted for Obama. He did reapply physically and the girl was hired as a temp and didn't know too much. He needs to get on the phone in the day, however, he lives in excruciating pain which I can vouch for and he falls asleep around 4 a.m. when he is so exhausted. When you are in pain, and I know this because of my injury you don't want to be bothered with phone calls, and I think they know this. If someone is elderly it is hard also. I helped his mom who has a hard time seeing.

[doinmythang1]

aetna does not have anything to do with social security disability...he is being subsidized by social security which is called lics (low income subsidy) which he would need to re-apply for it every year...sometimes ss does not make you re-apply but you are supposed to every year... but aetna has nothing to do with the subsidy with ss...ss updates the lics information with medicare and then medicare would update aetna's systems to show the lics...

[mia0899cs]

Well, the next day we called social security again and I explained everything to the woman and then Adrey had to get on the phone. They are going to cancel that check and reissue another one. She had to report it to the local police which she did. So, I guess sometimes they just hope you give up. She didn't. I wouldn't let her accept that answer. Thanks for your concern.

[steffeymama]

All i can say is WHAT?!? Makes no sense at all why she would not be in the right. She has to be so frustrated.PLease keep me up to date as Audrey will be in my thoughts

[mia0899cs]

Audrey, literally just got off the phone from Medicare because she lost one of her checks. They told her she was being reported to the Treasury and shouldn't have received that money and needs to pay back other money. She has only cashed one check for $1,000. and the back check was less than she should have received for only $4,800.

[steffeymama]

I am glad to hear that. Just sorry it took so long. No excuse for that in this country.

[mia0899cs]

Thanks! Audrey who is 68 finally got medicare.

[steffeymama]

Thank you for sharing your friends story. I am so sorry for everything they are going through

[mia0899cs]

Thanks for commenting. Yes, it is all about PROFIT here.