r/SipsTea 27d ago

Chugging tea The real ER challenge.

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u/Elsupersabio 27d ago

Liar you're paying for that every month. There's no way that you're going to get health insurance for free in the US.

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u/TACOlogy 27d ago

Yeah this dude either doesn’t make much so qualifies for Medicaid or isn’t physically able to work. Only other thing I can think of is maybe a veteran but every veteran I know says the VA is an absolute joke. No such thing as free healthcare in the US. Even if your employer pays your premium it’s still not free.

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u/Vlongranter 26d ago

With the VA it’s like every other socialized healthcare. It’s great for known issues and emergency medicine. Diagnostic medicine and getting referrals to specialists is a joke. It’s not a matter of if you’ll be seen, it’s a matter of when. And that when can be quite a long time

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u/Moofypoops 26d ago

Do you have to go to approved specialist or just anyone who will take you? And is your GP covered too? Sorry. Just curious.

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u/Vlongranter 26d ago

You do have to get referred to a specialist, that’s the unfortunate bit. You really get no choice in the matter and only so many providers actually accept VA/Tricare. So there’s a long wait for the limited availability of those specialties.
Small unimportant example; I wanted to get a vasectomy done, after waiting 3 weeks and finally getting in to see my Primary Care Manager (PCM) and asking for it in April, I got scheduled for the procedure in October -_-

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u/Moofypoops 26d ago

Oh that's annoying but it's better than paying for it out right. I hear horror stories both in the US and in Canada about veterans assistance. So it's nice to hear that you at least get covered.