tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post496093023173388582..comments2023-10-25T00:36:59.067-07:00Comments on FAST FOOD Pharmacy: Why States' Medicaid/Social Services Are Going BrokeFilet-o-bitch RPhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02150522997875773024noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-9287447718859589432011-01-23T14:58:35.490-08:002011-01-23T14:58:35.490-08:00When I write bitch posts like these I am only refe...When I write bitch posts like these I am only referring to the abusers not the 10% of people who are temporarily getting assistance until their situation improves or are permanently disabled or on a copay discount program because their social security and Medicare part d sucks.Big 'N Tasty RPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166789789148254760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-39778489166207117552011-01-18T05:02:43.625-08:002011-01-18T05:02:43.625-08:00You fail to mention the honest families where perh...You fail to mention the honest families where perhaps one parent is disabled, and the other is working at a retail store after being let go in the economic downturn. You probably don't even notice the patients who are thankful for your help each day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-84846927506906450652011-01-17T21:13:56.872-08:002011-01-17T21:13:56.872-08:00Not Medicaid here, but what about divorced women w...Not Medicaid here, but what about divorced women whose exes have to pay the kids' medical bills, and take the kids to doctors or the ER even if they aren't sick, just to soak him? I have a relative who used to do this, until the kids got old enough to tell her that they didn't want to live in doctors' offices, so that's how I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-49012059950794869202011-01-17T18:07:54.439-08:002011-01-17T18:07:54.439-08:00About those ADHD and psychiatric meds for kids in ...About those ADHD and psychiatric meds for kids in foster care - keep in mind that some of those kids are in the system with abysmal prenatal drug/alcohol abuse histories in their "parents," family histories of psychiatric illnesses, and neglect prior to foster care, etc. <br /><br />My two foster (now adopted) kids NEED those medications to function. <br /><br />Not everyone abuses the system. The people who do infuriate me - but some of us use the meagre benefits we have (e.g., health insurance for adopted, high-risk kids) to make the kids' lives better, in conjunction with quality time, stability, good special education services, and positive examples.<br /><br />Our family = one adult working full time, no food stamps, no free housing, and two kids with legit special needs. Also, no expectation that things will be "free", stable, long-term primary care docs, and responsible use of medications.<br /><br />But I have neighbors who could fit under probably 2/3 of your categories. Drives me crazy.<br /><br />One more thing: Even when my kids were foster kids, the income wasn't that high. It certainly didn't cover the additional cost of two high-maintenance kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-17675177558800619502011-01-17T14:05:35.074-08:002011-01-17T14:05:35.074-08:00I used to work in a state agency that "helped...I used to work in a state agency that "helped families in need". It's supremely difficult not to become bitter because people would lie right to your face. We often KNEW of fraud but unless we could prove it and caught them red-handed within a certain time frame, nothing ever came of it. <br /><br />I would frequently terminate people's benefits for suspected fraud and my SUPERVISOR would reinstate them to keep numbers up. So it's not just the families, its the whole system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-47390411728358505442011-01-15T17:13:19.080-08:002011-01-15T17:13:19.080-08:00I know you see the system abusers probably multipl...I know you see the system abusers probably multiple times daily. Just please try to remember there are some good people in crappy situations, they have a legitimate need and benefits are temporary while they are working to get back on track.<br />Many times they are lumped with the abusers just because they have assistance or won't ask for help to keep from such accusation. <br /><br />***Not receiving any benefits - 20+ years steady work in health care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-13224594766375971612011-01-14T18:27:53.402-08:002011-01-14T18:27:53.402-08:00So sad...all TRUE! My blood pressure goes through...So sad...all TRUE! My blood pressure goes through the roof every time I here one of them say, " I don't have to pay for my pills, they free." Before I can even stop myself I let them know the good people of NJ are picking up the tab for their pills.<br /><br />I caught a kid last week trying to get over on me with a Tramadol Rx. He gave some bullshit lie that he needed to pay cash because he works on a boat and the workman's comp coverage wasn't active yet??? Yeah, my bullshit meter was off the charts on that one. Well, I ran it through his insurance and what do you know... he lied. Turns out he was pharmacy jumping and just filled a 30 day supply a week earlier right up the street. What really pissed me off was I was sick as a dog and he wasted my time. I nicely wrote DO NOT FILL UNTIL XX/XX/XXXX on top of the script and told him to leave. Ass clown. <br /><br />Love the blog and that little vent actually made me feel better:)Disgruntled Technoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-89459354310457399462011-01-14T09:45:28.728-08:002011-01-14T09:45:28.728-08:00Great post. Now getting ready to get yelled at by ...Great post. Now getting ready to get yelled at by people on medicaid.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-53007800920193398932011-01-14T09:29:05.341-08:002011-01-14T09:29:05.341-08:00I've seen multiple cases of abuse of the syste...I've seen multiple cases of abuse of the system in the time I was an intern and now a pharmacist. Another true abuse is in my town an elderly woman calls 911 for an ambulance ride to the hospital for shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. It has happened in the past with other patients who call like 5 times in a month or two period, often they are terminal patients though. This lady called 22 times in december alone and she goes to the ER, gets checked out, maybe a neb or two and then the hospital has to call the police to give her a ride home. A number of times she has met the ambulance outside her house and jumped in the ambulance. What pisses me, the cops, and the rest of the hospital staff off is that she smokes 2 packs a day and is on oxygen. It also doesn't help that each ambulance ride costs ~$600 as it is a private ambulance service and the woman has no insurance so all those rides and hospital visits are being charged to the taxpayer.MDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503814725611559227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-39661529239334109852011-01-14T06:13:35.472-08:002011-01-14T06:13:35.472-08:00I don't know where you are getting your number...I don't know where you are getting your numbers from. I was a foster parent in Michigan around 2000. We didn't do it for the money, we were trying to help someone. We got about $300 per month per kid, which barely covered food, and nothing else.Just a little snarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682886206059221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768592003130681982.post-52591502148158703862011-01-14T03:56:25.118-08:002011-01-14T03:56:25.118-08:00We have reported for fraud before, and they're...We have reported for fraud before, and they're just "meh" about the issue. <br /><br />I live right next to another state, which is WAY cheaper rent to live in (but taxes/insurance is much higher). We have pts that have the state I live in's Medicaid, but with an address/phone# in the other state. All because they pay for more stuff than the other Medicaid.Gwynnoreply@blogger.com