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Originally Posted by Peazoup
I had the occasion to visit the Urgent Care facility next to Sweetbay the other day and thought I'd pass on some information that was told to me by a doctor practicing there. I've been diagnosed with arthritis and am on borrowed time before a knee replacement will be necessary. As I'm trying to delay that day, I went in for a little relief via a cortizone shot.
The doctor told me that I probably shouldn't wait much longer as when the new Health Care Reform becomes effective in 2014, joint replacement surgery will be viewed as elective surgery and, therefore, not covered. Do you believe that after paying into our system all our working lives, this will happen to us? Is it really true? Does anyone have anymore info?
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If it turns out NOT to be true, as I suspect, I'd find me a doctor with more integrity and report him to the state medical regulatory agency.