Thanks everyone. He passed away this morning.. Can't describe the horrible
situation.. Can see myself having nightmares, already having visions. We
contacted the VA, they gave us the forms but we had to wait until it
happened.
My dad only had 72K worth of life insurance and my mom is only 58. So
h
That's heartbreaking Greg. I'm sorry. Looking out for your mom the way you
are is probably the best gift you can give your dad.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Greg Morphis wrote:
>
> We looked into Cobra, it was ridiculously expensive.. 600+ a month per
> person. But I guess that's better than
Yes. Anything you can to keep any kind of insurance. My last ER visit
turned out to be for nothing. They didn't do anything but observe me
for a couple of hours while the labs were being done. The bill was
about $1,800 ... $40 of that was for some aspirin =-/
My grandmother had survivor be
Greg,
This is the VA page for Spousal medical benefits.
http://www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/champva/champva.asp
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Greg Morphis wrote:
>
> I have a dilemma..
>
> A quick summary:
> My mom is 58, she'll turn 60 July 2014. My mom has always been a stay at
> home
600 a month is nothing, if you she can swing it. 1 trip to the hospital,
overnight, is thousands, and at her age, I would try everything to continue
what coverage she has, especially if it was any good, at least to give you
time to work out any other options you may have.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 4
Was she covered by Tricare at all? I am not sure how long she can stay on
it after your dad passes, but that may be an option. The VA does offer
survivor bene's for the spouses of disabled vets.
-Original Message-
From: Greg Morphis [mailto:gmorp...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 09,
600 a month seems expensive, but a single cardiac test can cost over
20 thousand dollars, so you definitely do not want her uninsured.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Greg Morphis wrote:
>
> We looked into Cobra, it was ridiculously expensive.. 600+ a month per
> person. But I guess that's bette
We looked into Cobra, it was ridiculously expensive.. 600+ a month per
person. But I guess that's better than not having insurance.
Tomorrow we talk to my Dad's Oncologist/Hematologist. We suspect he's going
to stop the chemo treatment and send my Dad to hospice.
I'll call around tomorrow, today's
I agree with Judah about contacting the VA, but also contact the
social services offices in the county they live in to find out if she
will be eligible for any low income based benefits. Also, contact
United Health Care to determine if she is eligible to continue that
policy on Cobra. Do not let
My mom suggested also trying this link, to see if there is a fit with their
circumstances.
http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book/benefits_chap11.asp
Jerry
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The VA has people to help you sort all this out, I definitely
encourage you to contact the local VA office and tell them what's what
so they can help you, your mom and your dad figure out what the
options are and how to proceed.
http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1
Good luck, Gr
Right now they have insurance through United Health Care which expires this
month. I'll look at those links and see what I can come up with.
I appreciate you guys, I didn't know of TriCare.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Judah McAuley wrote:
>
> She should be covered by insurance through the
She should be covered by insurance through the VA, called TriCare.
She'll also be eligible for survivor benefits when your Dad passes
away. I'm very sorry to hear that he's not doing well, that's a rough
situation.
TriCare info: http://www.tricare.mil/
Survivor benefits info: http://www.vba.va.g
Is your dad currently on/available for TriCARE?
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Greg Morphis wrote:
>
> I have a dilemma..
>
> A quick summary:
> My mom is 58, she'll turn 60 July 2014. My mom has always been a stay at
> home mom, never had a job in her life. My dad doesn't have much long to
>
I am very late to this item,but I wanted to chime in.
When I was contracting a few years back, I joined (per the advice of a
friend) the local Farm Bureau. I don't own a farm, I'm not near a farm,
but the country Farm Bureau offers health insurance to its members, so
for $45/year, I was able t
I used to be a member of the National Association for the Self Employed (
).
I was pretty unimpressed with the health plan. It went up ~$20 every 6
months. The coverage offered was fair (dental, vision, and stuff like that
included ), but the closest "general practitioner" I could find was
uctible.
>
> - Matt Small
> - Original Message -
> From: Dana Tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Insurance (was: CPAP and also was: Thrifty Hit-Man)
>
> the things you don't know about cause your insur
year. So I get up and walk out of the hospital.
>
> - Matt Small
> - Original Message -
> From: Dana Tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Insurance (was: CPAP and also was: Thrifty Hit-Man)
>
t Small
> - Original Message -
> From: Dana Tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Insurance (was: CPAP and also was: Thrifty Hit-Man)
>
>
> what test are you talking about? The sleep study? Co
a $2000 ded on my insurance and I've only paid $600 of it this year. So I get up and walk out of the hospital.
- Matt Small
- Original Message -
From: Dana Tierney
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:52 AM
Subject: Re: Insurance (was: CPAP and also was: Thri
what test are you talking about? The sleep study? Costs 1400??
Dana
>
> Matthew Small wrote:
>
> >Thanks, Ben, $800 would be cheaper than paying the $1400 it would cost for me to get the test done. ($2000- amount of deductable I've paid this year = $1400) I hate my insurance - we currently hav
Jim,If you have some knowledge of good pediatric nephrologists, I would like tochat with you off-list...ThanksDanaJim Campbell writes:> Everyone that I know that's had Aetna has had horrible things to say > about them. Blue Cross/Blue Shield doesn't get too much flak, although > I've heard that th
depends. They tend to be the most anal about requiring referrals, etc; however thecool thing about them is that they do not usually exclude pre-existingconditions. (Learned this when we had to change insurance while I waspregnant; bcbs would not touch me and my impending obstetrics fee ;) )Dana > >
My grandfather used to sell Aetna insurance policies as part of his job
at Shelton-Bowles Insurance in Dallas, so he always said they were
pretty good
:-)
'course that was near 25 years ago.
Personally I have experience with many different versions of BC/BS and
some implementations have been
Everyone that I know that's had Aetna has had horrible things to say about them. Blue Cross/Blue Shield doesn't get too much flak, although I've heard that their claims department is a hideous bureaucracy and can take a long time. Though Humana's been a pain for me in regards to big things like m
Well, my insurance is a lot more friendly. They don't bug me at all unless Ineed to meet a co-payment. They cover everything else without a peep. Andit's the lowest cost private insurance for my state university job.-Kevin- Original Message - From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: "CF-
Have you tried going to
www.insweb.com
and checking out what kind of quote you can get there?
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: In
AIP had a group plan I was going to join. The prices weren't too bad.
Russel
> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Insurance
>
>
> It looks like the company I was working for last
The Society of Computer Professionals has a nice insurance plan for
members. I used it when I was a consultant. Check them out here:
http://www.comprof.com/
At 12:19 PM 12/14/01, you wrote:
>It looks like the company I was working for last year has gone totally
>belly up. The problem is that
an.
>
>Michael Corrigan
>Programmer
>Endora Digital Solutions
>www.endoradigital.com
>630/942-5211 x-134
> - Original Message -
> From: Adam Phillip Churvis
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:29 PM
> Subject: RE: Insurance
>
&
l Corrigan
Programmer
Endora Digital Solutions
www.endoradigital.com
630/942-5211 x-134
- Original Message -
From: Adam Phillip Churvis
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: Insurance
Our Kaiser plan for a family is $636 per month. Now that D
Our Kaiser plan for a family is $636 per month. Now that David is 18, he
has to exit the plan and get his own personal plan at a cost of about $200
per month, but we continue to pay the $600 per month on top of that.
Frankly, I'm still sold on Kaiser because of the high level of quality
service
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