From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 10/25/2025 6:02 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 10/25/2025 3:05 PM, Jim Joyce wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> If problem is not severe best places to go are hospital satellite ER's   
   >>> where wait is short but you have to pay.   
   >>   
   >> Around here, those places are called Urgent Care Clinics, sort of a   
   >> middle ground between the doctor's office and the ER. As above, if I go   
   >> to a UCC I don't pay anything, but plenty of other folks aren't as   
   >> fortunate. It seems like the country could do better in that regard but   
   >> we don't have wide agreement on that.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I agree.  It is a mess.  I have conventional medicare with a Humana   
   > supplemental and a CVS drug plan, the latter two paid mostly for by   
   > former employer.  Also pay for a dental plan through my dentist.   
   >   
   > Our state's largest medical provider no longer accepts Humana Medicare   
   > Advantage probably because purse strings are so tight.   
      
     I have VA medical and here in Arkansas we have some pretty good care .   
   I do have a small copay due to my income , but it's not onerous . And if   
   I want I can use local medical facilities , it just has to be   
   preapproved unless it's an emergency .   
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