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Borg 386 said:

Afternoon Bree.

Well, I'm trying to. I don't understand it all yet, but trying to get the best for her.

One of the home nurses explained it to us, it's like a journey. You start at the hospital, then you move to specialized care, then to a skilled nursing center, then to home care. Apparently this "journey" starts over every time you are admitted to the hospital, if it's not too soon after you're on home care.

I have to ask, is it that complex of a medical system in your country? I mean you would think if someone needs care for something severe, they would keep up the care as long as it's needed. Here it just kind of winds down as you progress along the journey....

Our NHS can be a bit bureaucratic at times, but mostly it works out in the end. We of course don't have the added complexity of negotiating whether healthcare insurance would cover it.

Bree said:

Our NHS can be a bit bureaucratic at times, but mostly it works out in the end. We of course don't have the added complexity of negotiating whether healthcare insurance would cover it.

Well that's definitely a plus for you, everyone had equal healthcare.

Here there are soo many options/insurances/etc it makes your head spin. What one insurance covers, the other might not. Then you have to get prior authorization for a lot of things from the insurance company & if they deny it, then you have to appeal it & that drags on while your condition worsens.

Medicare is similar to yours (I'm guessing), they cover just about everything with some exceptions. Now, if you add on a supplementary insurance, like some people do, to cover the 20% Medicare doesn't, then you start running into problems like I mentioned above.

I've had a few doctors tell me it's good we only have medicare because if they order a test or procedure, you can get it done no prob. However if you have a secondary insurance, then you need prior authorization before they can do anything. And usually that's where the long wait/problems start.

COMPUTIAC said:

Morning Gents,
Its cloudy 'n 50° with rain tonight into Sat.
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Hello Bob

Time for some lunch...

You all take care & have a good, safe day.

Borg 386 said:

Well that's definitely a plus for you, everyone had equal healthcare.....
....Medicare is similar to yours (I'm guessing), they cover just about everything with some exceptions. Now, if you add on a supplementary insurance, like some people do, to cover the 20% Medicare doesn't, then you start running into problems like I mentioned above.

The NHS covered all my costs for my diagnostic scans, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. I didn't need to pay a penny (well, maybe a few hospital car park charges). There's no '20% not covered' here.

We do have private medical insurance though, it's mainly for those who wish to go private and bypass any NHS waiting lists.

Afternoon / evening all. Sunny but fresh here. Cold mornings too.

AndreTen said:

Afternoon / evening all. Sunny but fresh here. Cold mornings too.

Hello Andre

AndreTen said:

Afternoon / evening all. Sunny but fresh here. Cold mornings too.

Good evening Andre, its 54°F here right now and a cloudy day

labeeman said:

Hello Andre

Morning charlie and kitties

OldMike65 said:

Good evening Andre, its 54°F here right now and a cloudy day

Morning Mike and Sammy, when you get here.

Sunny day here. Pretty cold in the morning, but no frost. Looks like the Monday morning could be too cold ..