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Post by Fred Stone on Aug 4, 2005 20:29:34 GMT -8
Myth: You have to be Retired Military or have a Service Connected Disability to receive Health Care From The Veterans Administration. Fact: All Honorably Discharged Veterans can sign up. There is a means test to determine what Priority Group you will be place in. Depending on your income, you may be required to pay a co-pay. It is minimal however compared to private insurance company's. My neighbor is a WW2 Veteran and has been having a hard time paying for his medications. It was costing him over 500 a month out of pocket. It now cost him 27 a month by going through the VA. It's worth checking out people. You earned it! Here is the link to the VA's Home Page www.va.gov
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Post by RICK EARLE on Nov 30, 2005 3:02:18 GMT -8
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, THE MEDICATION RATE IS GREAT EVEN WITH THE SMALL COPAY, A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AT A CLINIC IS $15. I GOT A $6 CANCER OPERATION A COUPLE YEARS AGO, NOT ONLY WAS THE PRICE RIGHT BUT I ALSO AIN'T DEAD SO THEY DID A REAL GOOD JOB. EVEN IF YOU DON'T NEED IT RIGHT NOW IT'S GOOD TO SIGN UP JUST IN CASE, TAKE YOUR DD-214 OR DD-215 (THAT'S A CORRECTED DD-214 IN CASE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT) AND BANK STATEMENTS AND IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER IF YOU TAKE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S INCOME TAX RETURN, THEY WILL RECORD SOME INFO, TAKE YOUR PICTURE, MAKE YOU AN ID CARD AND YOU'RE OUTA THERE. HEY YOU PAID FOR IT WITH A FEW YEARS OF YOUR LIFE, USE IT!
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Post by RICK EARLE on Feb 2, 2006 16:28:04 GMT -8
THE PRESCRIPTIONS WENT UP TO $8 PER MONTH PER PRESCRIPTION STARTING ON 1 JANUARY 2006 BUT IT'S STILL THE BEST BARGAIN I GET ANYWHERE
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Post by RICK EARLE on Jan 8, 2007 18:58:57 GMT -8
I JUST HAD A ANOTHER CHECKUP AT THE VA MED CENTER IN MARION IL A COUPLE WEEKS BACK, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT THAT PLACE. EVERY TIME I GO THERE THE ONLY THING I AM ASKED IS WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU. WHEN I HEAR SOMEONE GOING OFF ON THE VA I JUMP ON THEM LIKE A BIG FROG, IN MOST CASES IF SOMEONE HAD A PROBLEM THEY CAUSED IT THEMSELVES OR DIDN'T GIVE VA A CHANCE TO CORRECT IT. A BIG SALUTE TO VA, ESPECIALLY MARION IL, THEY'RE TOPS IN MY BOOK.
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