I don't think the Health Insurance Reform Act was a great progressive achievement.

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221. Yes you are correct I meant medicare and medicaid are not the same.

You do not see a the same doctor on medicaid like you do with medicare (realize you were not comparing medicare to medicaid). You go to a clinic and see whomever is on call that day. Someone with a chronic illness like Dermatomyositis should be followed by a Rheumatologist this does not happen in a clinic setting.

I am quite aware of what medi-cal does and does not provide. They also do not cover all medications needed. At my son's last SSI review his case worker told him point blank that he was receiving welfare (because he only worked for a year before getting sick again) when he complained about not getting needed medical care. She also told him he should be grateful for what he gets and stop complaining. They also told him that because I paid for medications that are not covered but expensive they would count that as income for him. Like $860 is going to provide even the basics. Yes we should be very very grateful for the crumbs they throw his way.