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My daughter will be born in 2 weeks, my wife is on pregnancy Medicaid. And I was wondering would it be possible to put my daughter on Medicaid when she's born? Or do I have to put her on my companies health insurance?
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I’m unsure if I’ll need to see a specialist. I have a history of headaches that are getting much worse, and I recently woke up to a seizure. I’d like to wait a couple of months to get approval of insurance (Below poverty line in NJ, I imagine my insurance will be shit anyways). Though I fear there may be a very serious underlying illness here, I can barely afford an urgent care visit, likely can’t afford a trip to the neurologist.
Any advice?
To be honest, I have always believed that caffeine isn’t best for health. I suppose in moderation it isn’t so bad, but having read a lot of articles about caffeine leading to high blood pressure and increased risk of heart attacks, I was always skeptical.
I came across this article that says coffee can intensify your workout and it actually has some positive effects leading to enhanced performance and I find it intriguing. It says that, Coffee—when consumed before exercise—can cause fat cells to be used as an energy source as opposed to glycogen. Also, the high amounts of caffeine in black coffee will increase your metabolism, which makes you burn more calories throughout the day.
Several studies have demonstrated a link between caffeine intake before exercise and increased athletic performance. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Science found that subjects who consumed coffee before running 1,500 meters on the treadmill completed their run 4.2 seconds faster on average than the control group. In another study, researchers at the University of Illinois found that subjects who consumed coffee prior to exercise experienced less muscle pain during their workout than their non-caffeinated counterparts.
All these are definite positives but my initial doubts about ill effects of caffeine still exist. However, according to a 2011 study published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, coffee consumption has an inverse correlation with diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and certain forms of cancer. So I suppose it’s like avoid some diseases but you may be exposed to others.
Significant other has health insurance with Aetna in the US. He has been experiencing pain in his shoulder for years and eats alieve like candy. In the past he went to his doctor about it and they did a bunch of things including an x-ray. The bill was crazy. It took him months of hounding the doctor's office to get any response about results or what they thought, they kept pushing it off and finally said "You're fine, nothing is wrong" and that was that. I am trying to convince him to go see someone else that accepts his insurance, but he refuses due to the surprise mega-bill. Is there any way you can submit estimate requests to your insurance before receiving any diagnostic care?
Hello everyone!
I graduated in May with a bachelors degree in allied health science. My plan was to continue my education and obtain another bachelors degree in nursing through an accelerated program in my home state. However, based on a grade technicality from my undergrad I don’t qualify for the programs I was planning to join.
I am currently looking for career choices outside of nursing, something I can start with my current degree. I am also looking into nursing programs out of state (I am located in CT), or other programs that I may have interest in (exercise science, education).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. More information about myself: I have been a CNA in a nursing home and hospital for 3 years, so I have a good experience / understanding of how those settings work. Based on my outgoing personality I know I am meant to work with people. Whether it is in a direct care setting or otherwise. Being active and outgoing is something I would love to incorporate in whatever career I end up pursuing.
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I recently had a preventive care visit to my new PCP. I explicitly told the office when scheduling, then again when I arrived, then when I sat down with the doctor that I was there for my annual preventive care visit(which is fully covered). My doctor ordered a urine, blood, and stool sample, which I assumed were part of the preventive care since I've had all but a stool sample taken before during these visits. I later received an unexpected bill for the lab work that was not covered. None of these tests were related to anything I spoke to the doctor about. The bill is low($35), but I don't believe I should have been charged for it as I don't think these tests should have been ordered for this visit if they weren't covered. I'm in NY. Is there anything I can do other than pay the bill?
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TL;DR: Parents are both disabled, but even with a house from a living trust, pensions, disability, and very conservative spending, medical costs put total expenses well over 3000 bucks into the red every month. Decent sized 401ks will not last long at this bleeding-out rate. We are looking at long-term solutions, radical though they may be.
Hi, My parents are basically in the situation I described above. My dad was diagnosed 15 years ago with polyneuropathy of idiopathic origin, possbly automimmune. At the time, he was referred from Emory Hospital to Mayo Clinic, seen by all the best doctors in America, and essentially put on long-term pain control as no options currently exist for curing this.
His treatment includes Oxycontin (which cannot be purchased Generic, and he is the only patient his neurologist has on this medicine). He has tried morphine, hydromorphone, etc, etc, etc... Basically it just doesn't work. His doctors at both the pain control clinic and his neurologist agree this is basically the available option to treat his type and level of pain. Even with insurance, co-pay on this is often absurd.
Additionally, he has had to go to the hospital for occasional exotic infections, fungal and the like.
Mayo clinic, 15 years ago, predicted 6 months to 2 years to live. You're talking about someone living well past life expectancy.
In addition, my mom started having COPD a few years ago, and had to retire from her job. She has applied for disability, gotten the initial denial, waiting for the period to re-apply with her lawyer, etc, etc.
They're both in their 60s, so all this could go on a lot longer.
Fortunately they both have an above-average amount of savings in 401ks. Also, my grandfather left his house in a living trust so they have a home for as long as my dad is alive. Their non-medical expenses amount to 250 a month in property taxes, cost of food, a little gas to go to the grocery store and my neice's soccer games, and a phone, electric, and internet. However, their medical expenses exceed income from my mom's pension, my dad's social security and the like.
Downsizing homes is out of the question as almost nothing could be found that would be less than 250 USD per month, and the sale price of the house would have to be split with his brothers because he doesn't really OWN it, it is just in trust for his lifetime. (He already lost his own house in the first three years of medical costs 15 years ago). Basically selling his part of the house would buy a little more time, but not sustainability for either of them, and rent anywhere but a ghetto would well exceed the property tax amount of 250 bucks and just burn money faster. Mom is 60, dad is 67, so sustainability is important at this point.
The situation is kind of grim, losing 3000 dollars per month. Every way I look at all this, it doesn't seem like there's any way to make the numbers work out, no matter what is cut. Basically, my dad wanted to take in his healthy cat to have it put to sleep because he can no longer afford food costs for the cat. I had not known until then how severe their financial straits were. Medical costs are fixed, so one idea we've floated around is just moving them abroad.
They actually have cobra insurance for now (at 1100 per month), but even so, co-pays and such end up very VERY high. (Example, oxycontin in 6 months cost 10,000 dollars one year due to insurance's limits on numbers of pills, regardless of doctor's prescription). One company said they would make generic oxycontin, but upon calling them it's not available currently. Of course, there's also my mom's expenses, COPD nebulizer, occasional ER visit if Blood oxygen drops below a certain level, etc, etc. When it's medical, it all costs more than most prudent people could ever save, and very quickly.
Has anyone got any experience with Malaysia or otherwise for this kind of situation? Are there any serious solutions or options available in the USA for this kind of situation?
Any genuine contributions of what to set up and how to do it would be appreciated.
I have Medi-Cal (which I am going to go into the county offices tomorrow to renew otherwise it'll expire at the end of this month), and I want to see a psychologist or psychiatrist. I'm a young college student, so I don't really know how this works.
The plan I got auto-enrolled in was with UnitedHealthcare (community plan). On my UHC card, it lists my Primary Care Provider as a local county health services building. I called, and although I can technically see one, it would likely take 2-3 months which is way too long. (They want me to first see a general doctor, which isn't available until this time next month, then wait 2 weeks for a referral, then schedule an appointment with one of their psychologists/psychiatrists which again could take a month or more from scheduling. Obviously this isn't the forum for medical advice, but due to recent events my emotions are not in a good place and thus I need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist sooner than 3 months.
What can I do. Do I have to switch my Primary care Provider within UHC? Or do I select a different insurance provider under medical? Just need to see doctor asap.
