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( Eye Health )
I'd like to see an eye doctor, but New Hampshire is a health care desert if you're on Medicaid. Some places have waiting lists stretching until January. It's the same situation as it was for dental work. Now, I was able to get my teeth cleaned (thank fuck) and I've got a lead on a place that can check my eyes, but like the dental place it's going to be a long car drive away.
This would be so, so much easier if healthcare providers could not decline Medicaid. Or if we had single payer. I'm pretty sure that would solve this. They can't discriminate according to health insurance company if there's only one health insurance, and it's through the government. If we're going to have the state anyway, it might as well do something useful....
I've had a lot of health problems lately; it's a fucking pain. They're not emblematic of any larger problems--it's an eye infection, insufficient tooth care, and acid reflux--and they're not causing permanent damage, but I still hate it.
University has also kicked up again. I'll post something on that, and some of the local nature walks I've done lately, later. This is mostly a whine. No cheese included.
I'd like to see an eye doctor, but New Hampshire is a health care desert if you're on Medicaid. Some places have waiting lists stretching until January. It's the same situation as it was for dental work. Now, I was able to get my teeth cleaned (thank fuck) and I've got a lead on a place that can check my eyes, but like the dental place it's going to be a long car drive away.
This would be so, so much easier if healthcare providers could not decline Medicaid. Or if we had single payer. I'm pretty sure that would solve this. They can't discriminate according to health insurance company if there's only one health insurance, and it's through the government. If we're going to have the state anyway, it might as well do something useful....
I've had a lot of health problems lately; it's a fucking pain. They're not emblematic of any larger problems--it's an eye infection, insufficient tooth care, and acid reflux--and they're not causing permanent damage, but I still hate it.
University has also kicked up again. I'll post something on that, and some of the local nature walks I've done lately, later. This is mostly a whine. No cheese included.
