Traveling with the Veterans Admin.
Yesterday I got a call from someone in the VA wanting to know If I would participate in a survey. Skeptic that I am I asked him how he got my name. He told me that my files showed I had visited three ...
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Hmmm.... Full time Vet, used Seattle, wA VA, was good, but?? long appt times.
Used their Traveling Nurse thing, excellent but limited. Went to pick up a Rx refill in Reno, NV, told just go in, pick up... 4.5 hrs later, they had to load up all my records, Mil & Med, then wait for a consultation for the Refill I have been taking for a year... 4.5 hrs just to get a refill. Travel Nurse couldn't do anything.
Now moving PCP to Bend, OR and so far has not been helpful at all and I haven't even had the first visit yet.
I have the Medicare of course, the AARP go anywhere plan and am currently looking for some sort of Nationwide network of Med facilities that I can go to without going through a full medial enrollment each time. Trying to avoid the VA to allow for those that really need it, but have to use for the Expensive $600mo Rx but it's not easy.
Some use a USB with med records and carry that with them, dunno...
(I searched the FAQ and word searched, not finding much on it, I know it's got to be around here somewhere, if anyone has a link, please let me know)
Also VA in Havasu, AZ is worthless, understaffed, mis-information and just not helpful at all. I don't get it, thought this was all resolved several years ago... sigh..)
thoughts?
thanks
Used their Traveling Nurse thing, excellent but limited. Went to pick up a Rx refill in Reno, NV, told just go in, pick up... 4.5 hrs later, they had to load up all my records, Mil & Med, then wait for a consultation for the Refill I have been taking for a year... 4.5 hrs just to get a refill. Travel Nurse couldn't do anything.
Now moving PCP to Bend, OR and so far has not been helpful at all and I haven't even had the first visit yet.
I have the Medicare of course, the AARP go anywhere plan and am currently looking for some sort of Nationwide network of Med facilities that I can go to without going through a full medial enrollment each time. Trying to avoid the VA to allow for those that really need it, but have to use for the Expensive $600mo Rx but it's not easy.
Some use a USB with med records and carry that with them, dunno...
(I searched the FAQ and word searched, not finding much on it, I know it's got to be around here somewhere, if anyone has a link, please let me know)
Also VA in Havasu, AZ is worthless, understaffed, mis-information and just not helpful at all. I don't get it, thought this was all resolved several years ago... sigh..)
thoughts?
thanks
