skp51443 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 This doesn't look like good news. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/investigations/2015/06/19/va-outsource-care-vets-hepatitis/28969411/ Snip from full article: The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to outsource care nationwide for up to 180,000 veterans who have hepatitis C, a serious blood and liver condition treated with expensive new drugs that are costing the government billions of dollars. The VA has spent weeks developing a dramatic and controversial transition as patient loads have surged and funding has run out. Those efforts were not disclosed until records were released this week to The Arizona Republic. Instructions on how to carry out the program show that the sickest veterans generally will get top priority for treatment. However, patients who have less than a year to live or who suffer "severe irreversible cognitive impairment" will not be eligible for treatment. That provision, and the mass shifting of patients, drew immediate criticism from veterans advocates. Tom Berger, executive director of a health council established by Vietnam Veterans of America, ripped the VA for launching a "faulty plan" and blasted the idea of medical teams deciding which patients will be denied antiviral remedies. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airstream harry Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Treatment for hep-c is now available in a once a month treatment. Very successful. ACA pays for it. c u on the road airstream harry 2000 Land Yacht MH 2007 Saturn Ion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdave Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hey, your gonna die anyway we aren't going to treat your Hep-c. But, since have to give you pain meds no problem, just ask and we'll dope you up. Bleep.....bleep VA Dave & TishBeagle Bagles & Snoopy RIP Snoopy we lost you 5-11-14 but you'll always travel with us On the road somewhere.AF retired, 70-90A truck and a trailer“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion” -unknown HoD vay' wej qoH SoH je nep! ngebmo' vIt neH 'ach SoHbe' loD Hem, wa' ngebmo'. nuqneH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjones1935 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I got Hep C in 1983 after triple bypass. Blood not tested in those days. Did not know what type I had because then it was determined non A non B hepatitis. After about 6 weeks liver enzymes got back to normal and have been there ever since. I have had tests 6 month test now yearly tests since. Found out it was Hep C after Dr nicked her finger while removing a basil cell carcinoma from back of my ear a couple of years ago. In my case doctors say forget about it, no treatment necessary. Guess I was the lucky one. tjones1935 If you can't fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffMan Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hep C treatment with Sovaldi costs $1,000/pill in the US, or $84,000 for a typical 12-week course of treatment. In India it costs only $75/pill or $1800 for a course of treatment. (And as low as $25/pill in some other countries) What I have not been able to find is if a US resident can travel to India and pick up a course of treatment for that same $1800? (Even if you can't leave India for the duration of the treatment.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 "Medical" vacations and/or medical tourism are becoming more popular as local health care in a lot of countries becomes overly expensive, slow or even unavailable. More info: http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Medical-Tourism.aspx From Google with no warranty from me! http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com/en/index.html So now we Vets just don't travel to distant lands, meet interesting people and kill them... We go back years later for a batch of pills or a new hip? First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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