Veteran's medical

[sv459]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL

I hope that this is the appropriate place to post this.

My husband went to the Miami VA emergency room earlier this year. He was in great pain and mistakenly gave his income from 2006 instead of 2007. When he updated the means test information, he was told that he do not meet the requirements for treatment. He has no other insurance and does not make enough to afford private care. He is willing to make the co-pay, but they still refused to continue treatment for a herniated disk. He started urinating blood two days ago and cannot afford to go to the doctor for tests and treatment. Is there anything he can do to get treatment at the VA? I've looked at the requirements and all I can think of is that maybe he's not a "new" patient since he was treated in 1980 at the Dallas VA after a serious car accident.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

[Gail in Georgia]

I'm assuming that his income was greater in 2006 than in 2007.

If the reason for the refusal to allow him to be seen was due to this, he needs to go back with documentation on his 2007 income and update the means test information.

Gail

[ecmst12]

Has he applied for medicaid?

He should go to an ordinary emergency room ASAP. Peeing blood could be a very serious condition. Publically funded emergency rooms can't refuse care regardless of ability to pay; you will be able to get on a payment plan with them or may be covered as indigent care if there is truly no ability to pay. But either way your health is more important then your money, get his UTI treated before his kidneys fail.