How many will have to prove they're alive to get coverage?

[Mishiny]

I saw this article on the news this morning and it reminded me how often you hear stories like this where someone is declared dead and has to prove they are alive because or errors. If Medicare and Social Security can't keep accurate records now, what will happen when they add all of us to the system?

Sheila Lucas got news that would shock anybody after she tried to fill her prescription earlier this week. She was told she had been dropped from her insurance because Medicare had declared her dead.
Ever since she received the shocking news, Lucas has been locked away in her apartment living in fear she may run out of the medicines she depends on.

"The important ones, I'm going to be out of completely by next Monday or Tuesday. And then they will probably come in and take all my equipment, my oxygen tank, breathing equipment I have to have at bedtime. They will probably come in and take all that," said Lucas.

Article here. http://www.turnto23.com/southwest_county/20148526/detail.html

It appears she is going to be helped by her congressman.

We also see stories of people receiving Social Security checks for their deceased relatives and hear horror stories of them having to prove there was a death.

I see nightmares ahead in paperwork and frustration for everyone, and a dream come true for those who live off of fraud. :rolleyes:

[SFC(R)L]

This is why we should not entrust our government with the maintenance of our health care.

Large, centralized bureaucracies aren't very good at much.

[Rurudyne]

The irony is that if she is registered as a Democrat she may still be voting long after she actually dies.

[Mishiny]

This is why we should not entrust our government with the maintenance of our health care.

Large, centralized bureaucracies aren't very good at much.
No kidding! I forgot to mention how well they handle VA healthcare! Fortunately my husband only has to deal with them on one issue not covered by our private insurance. Which brings up another question. Will military have to continue dealing strictly with VA on service related disabilities? I'll have to see if I can find it addressed in the bill.

[F9thRet]

Heh, after 92' when I was out of active duty with the Corp , I went back to get some more college. Would fill out all the paperwork, including the Draft thing.

Never failed, would always come back, that I was dead. Which was funny as my military loans and everything obviously listed me as alive.

After the second time, I gave up trying to correct them.

Stephen

[RWReaganfan]

It is amazing that bureaucracy never seems to catch up on some things and over-reacts to others.

My daughter married a sailor in 2003 and went to get her dependent ID card. They told her that her dependent ID card under her maiden name was still active, despite the fact that it had expired in 1998.

I left the Navy in 1994 and went to work for the DoD in 2006. When I applied for my DoD ID card, they told me that the records indicated that I was still on active duty, and all of my dependents were still listed, including the one who was a Navy dependent for her husband.

I told them I would gladly wait for the check for my back pay!

[curtis123]

If I'm diagnosed as Schizophrenic, do I get to see the doctor twice?

If I'm diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive, can I make 18 appointments?

[Mishiny]

If I'm diagnosed as Schizophrenic, do I get to see the doctor twice?

If I'm diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive, can I make 18 appointments?

Probably not if its cheaper to lock you up in a padded room.
I wouldn't admit to the OCD though. You could find yourself their new janitor with top notch cleaning skills. :surprised