VA Meds
 

I called in refills for my meds today and received a recorded message that shipments may be delayed 7-10 days. This was the Memphis VAMC. Has anyone heard anything from their med refills?

Oh my. Does this mean you'll run out?

Mine were refilled Friday with no problems. Of course, I'm not a vet. I am Medicare tho., and my folks pick them up at the drugstore.

Hell. I sometimes get refills I didn't even order. :smack:

I get refills of things I haven't ordered at times, usually for my tremors or blood pressure. This is my psych meds, so I can gamble I will get them in time and if not go into withdrawal or start going on half doses

John - This is on the Wall Street Journal website

The Social Security Administration has begun warning the public it cannot guarantee full benefit payments if the debt ceiling isn’t increased.

When asked by the public, the agency is notifying beneficiaries that “Unlike a federal shutdown which has no impact on the payment of Social Security benefits, failure to raise the debt ceiling puts Social Security benefits at risk,” according to a person familiar with the agency directive.

The warning was assembled after the agency consulted with the Treasury Department, which would play a lead role in determining how the government handles payments if the borrowing limit isn’t raised soon.

Why should the assholes have to borrow? Oh right they moved the money and pissed it away.

BB: Depends on who the assholes are...

Over the years, more $ has been collected by Social Security than was paid out to retirees.
So the SocSec Trustees authorized the excess $ to be spent on buying US Treasury bonds.
This is just the same as grandparents buying US Treasury bonds for their grandchildren,
and investors buying US Treasury bonds as the safest place in the world for their $.

The $ that SocSec paid for these bonds (IOU's) went into the US Treasury,
and was used by the US government to pay for things like the Armed Forces,
VA benefits, NIH, etc., etc.,...
... and to keep income taxes lower than they otherwise should/would have been.

Sarge's post refers to the SocSec Administration being paid back
for the US Treasury bonds it purchased years ago, and that is part
of the "debt ceiling" that the US Treasury Dept is facing now.

Every year the Treasury needs to sell another round of bonds (IOU's)
to bring in new $ to pay back the SocSec Administration.

Of course, the GOP is acting as tho the US Treasury can default, and it will do no harm.

Humm. I always thought that they moved the money to the general fund. I must have been watching Bill O'liely

Guard Drill and my Medical Disability Board have been cancelled due to budget.

Fuck. God, Sarge that's so bastard unfair.

I'd read general fund in the past, also.:confused:

When you buy a Treasury Bond, you are lending money to the government, and I believe it does basically go into the general fund. So in effect, that is what happens.

But it goes in the general fund in the same way that money from China or Grandma's gift does - to be paid back later with interest. Not in the same way that income tax does.

All I know is I am rationing half doses of my meds because of this government shut down. sigh.

That you are being forced into such a position is a disgrace. It is outrageous.

I hope you hear soon that your meds are on the way, Sarge.

They were sent to the post office in Memphis on Tuesday, so maybe I will have them first of next week. I'm totally out of meds now. I'm ok, but it isn't a lot of fun

My son brought my meds to me. Evidently they arrived on Saturday, but too late for us to pick up. I'm happy. Of course after all this time it is just like starting on them for the first time and it will take time for them to build up in my system.

Why the fuck were they mailing rather than Fedexing them during or immediately preceding a shutdown? It's not like it was cheaper. FFS. Sorry you suffered, hope you get back up to speed fairly painlessly.

I'm glad they arrived anyway.

I survived. That's the main thing

mine get delivered to my door by a pretty skinny tall case worker once a week...

medicare and medicaid

Jackson va in crap. Again http://www.legion.org/veteranshealth...itions-jackson

Face it Busterb, the VA system is pretty crappy. I wish I could afford to get my health care some place else

The VA up here is good. They seem to take their time about surgery, and major procedures. But other than that I have no complaints.

The bad news is the VA still sucks.
The good news is about a sailor's dying wish. Read it, you'll like it... I promise. :)

dang it bruce, you got me bawling like a kid. awesome article. I hope I am so fortunate when my time gets close

Yeah. That was nice.

Had junk mail from VA last week. Partly was about 10 years of My Healthvet.com.
Well I gave it a try again. I found out who I was and where I lived. Only been to va 2 times in last year, yeah right. Rest of the shit was being updated. SOS :bitching:

www.myhealthevet.va.gov Finally worked. The girl that I talked to told me that I signed up for this back in 2006 it never did work and I forgot about it. Now they tell me that I have to use it to order meds. I found a password that the thing liked and now it works. YEAH!!!

Now they tell me that I have to use it to order meds. You can't call them in? I have a toll free #.

That is what they told me when I called to order meds. The phone system will only let you check and confirm appointments. I tried to complain but was told to use the web site. Calling my congress critter does no good because they say it is progress and I have to go along with the program. Mr. Kind will not get my vote.

I haven't tried to call any in lately.

I haven't tried, lately to call in any.

Lately, I haven't called any in.
So I might have to dick around on the web site.
:litebulb:

Promise kept.

Thank you xoxoxoBruce.