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Treatment for arthritis of the Subtalar joint in the ankle
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 7, 2019 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
@jk Thank you for your response. I had Cobra insurance after my husband died but that has expired now and the current insurance rates are too expensive for me since I don't qualify for a subsidy. I currently belong to a health-sharing ministry that does help with medical bills, but most places, including Mayo, make me pay cash up front before they will touch me and I don't have enough for surgery. I will qualify for Medicare in about 1.5 years so it is not too long to wait. I have seen a podiatrist who is ordering further testing to see what the problem is and once I have more information hopefully I can figure out what to do. I wish I didn't have to stop PT since that was at least helping me make some progress, but the new tax reform has not been good for me and the money I had for PT I now have to pay in taxes.
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@windyt sorry that you are in this predicament of the vast middle - too much money to qualify for any assistance but too little to pay for what you really need. I didn’t realize that cobra had time limits. Before my son and daughter had jobs that supplied insurance they both had Fortis. There were different plans. I advised them to get the one that basically paid for everything after a large yearly deductible. I figured a person can come up with a couple of thousand more easily than many thousands if they ever ended up in a hospital. My daughter did end up in a hospital for one night about 12 years ago and the hospital bill was $14,000.
JK