Posted by Louise on 9/4/2009, 8:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Been to a Veteran's Hospital?"
I had no idea about Viagra. Sheesh. Sorry, you are in the penal system for a reason. While I believe prisoners should get medical care, Viagra is not something they need.
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: It is cases like this (that don't get needed
: and necessary care) when compared to others
: who do get unnecessary care (prisoners
: getting Viagra) that infuriate me.
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: --Previous Message--
: My best friend is a single mom who pays for
: "Healthy Kids" which is
: California's low-income medical insurance.
: She makes $12 an hour and her rent is $900 a
: month which is cheap for California.
:
: Her son has a horrific overbite, and NEEDS
: braces. He can double up his thumbs and put
: them between his top and bottom teeth. His
: lower jaw is too small, but with a retainer
: his jaw can be forced to grow by an
: orthodontist. He can't get braces, it is not
: that Healthy Kids doesn't have Ortho
: coverage, he just only meets 8 points on
: their scale, and he has to meet 9 to get
: coverage.
:
: It is sad.
:
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