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(68,644 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2015, 03:21 PM Apr 2015

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$1,179,951.08 and I'm still kickin'! Thanks, Obama! [View all]

$1,179,951.08 = My medical expenses for 2014, all but $6,350 of that covered by ObamaCare!

That's one ambulance, one very nice helicopter ride, the head of neurosurgery at Stanford, to treat an aneurism.

Plus two additional surgeries, PICC lines, plastic surgery team added on third surgery, several salmon dinners with quinoa and sorbet (hospital menu rocks) and more.

Now this didn't come easily, I had to file 14 claims against Anthem Blue Cross to hold them accountable and I am still fighting.

I changed to Blue Shield for this year.

Good to be here, DU, and we are fucking blessed to have Obama, dammit!

I'm a Million Dollar Man! Thanks Obama!

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$1,179,951.08 and I'm still kickin'! Thanks, Obama! [View all] NYC_SKP Apr 2015 OP

My dear NYC_SKP! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #1

That's right, Peggy! There's work to be done! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3

I always knew you were special ... In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #2

That's just one year! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #5

It's all good. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #9

Takes a lickin' and keeps on skippin'! Phentex Apr 2015 #4

"Keep on Skippin'" I like that! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #6

So glad to hear you are rock'n and rolling. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #7

Good point. I'm here to help if anyone has trouble. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #8

Good deal, Skippy. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #10

((SKP)) blm Apr 2015 #11

What could be more important... yallerdawg Apr 2015 #12

You are priceless. riqster Apr 2015 #13

Good post, thanks. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #14

But, but . . . SheilaT Apr 2015 #15

So glad you're on the mend, NYC_SKP MissDeeds Apr 2015 #16

I am so happy for you . However my sister has a large tumor in her throat with no insurance because classykaren Apr 2015 #17

I can't find this. dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #20

Thank you here it is classykaren Apr 2015 #66

I agree about Obama, glad you're getting better steve2470 Apr 2015 #18

I am SO HAPPY that you are still with us! Raine1967 Apr 2015 #19

p.s. that photo dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #21

I just love high maintenance men! leftofcool Apr 2015 #22

Wow! I wish you a much better year in 2015. Vinca Apr 2015 #23

GREAT news! And YES you're worth it! calimary Apr 2015 #24

bless your heart, NYC_SKP. Get well now. :D roguevalley Apr 2015 #25

Putting your experience another way ... DrBulldog Apr 2015 #26

But,....I heard he ruined the best heathcare system in the world! Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #27

$1.18 million would be a down payment on Mets season tickets... Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #28

Not this year. Fearless Apr 2015 #29

You're talking the whole team ... Right? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #52

:) BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #30

Hi, beautiful! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #31

hellllooooooo BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #32

I looked like Osama! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #35

perish the thought! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #37

I would KICK his ass, except that Obama beat me to it! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #38

LOLOLOLOLOL! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #53

You are a living testimonial, SKP. femmocrat Apr 2015 #33

Totally agree with fammocrat! Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2015 #50

Glad to hear this. William769 Apr 2015 #34

Hey you! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #36

I am glad you are doing well... Motown_Johnny Apr 2015 #39

Thanks! For CoveredCalifornia, Blue Cross and Blue Shield are separately managed. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #40

I have also benefited chapdrum Apr 2015 #41

Happy for your care; sorry you still have to fight for it, AND . . . MrModerate Apr 2015 #42

It all adds up and, yes, it's crazy expensive. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #43

You ain't a cheap date. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2015 #44

I don't suppose there's much chance... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #45

I'm glad it was there for you... herding cats Apr 2015 #46

Glad to see you. applegrove Apr 2015 #47

Wow! I'm so glad you're still here and still kickin'! Have you dropped a line to POTUS to tell him? Hekate Apr 2015 #48

kick samsingh Apr 2015 #49

Great! Thespian2 Apr 2015 #51

K&R a thousand times for surviving an aneurism. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #54

You Rock! sheshe2 Apr 2015 #55

I don't know.... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #56

Makes me happy too SKP. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #57

Frankenstein hibbing Apr 2015 #58

No bolts but I asked about a USB port. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #59

I wish the ACA had been in place when I had my medical catastrophe nightscanner59 Apr 2015 #60

Thank you for sharing your story. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #61

Land ambulance for a head injury??? Time is brain! That's a solid axiom of care anywhere. nightscanner59 Apr 2015 #74

And it was a doctor who wrote the opinion, here it is verbatim: NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #75

Wow, just wow, but once again, no surprise. nightscanner59 Apr 2015 #77

Would love to hear some stories some time. :-) NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #78

I'm glad you survived, and doubly glad that you don't PatrickforO Apr 2015 #62

and Lee Majors thought -he- was special ... but, he got nothin' on You !! Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2015 #63

And, you're worth every penny of it NYC_SKP! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #64

Ugh. So sorry you needed all that. Being that you did need it, so glad you got it and so glad merrily Apr 2015 #65

Glad You Are Still With Us! cynzke Apr 2015 #67

Speedy recovery to you Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #68

Thank you. This would have spelled financial ruin for me. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #69

Thank goodness you can focus on your healing and recovery Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #70

if fed gov. keeps playing Big Pharma Monopoly, ACA/Medicaid/care will be broke wordpix Apr 2015 #71

Election Finance Reform would help. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #73

"grossly overpaid" - yes, paying $21K for $1500 worth of chemo drugs wordpix Apr 2015 #79

K&R Cali_Democrat Apr 2015 #72

Yea, you!! We're so grateful babylonsister Apr 2015 #76

I get a stomach ache thinking about what would have happened to me without Obamacare. Kali Apr 2015 #80