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In reply to the discussion: My experience with Universal health Care [View all]dem in texas
(2,674 posts)I am 74 and my husband is 76. We have Medicare plus a supplement. We both take a lot medication and pay a small co-pay for a 90 day supply. My husband has had major operations and is now being treated for cancer. We have not had to pay anything for the care he has received. Our supplemental insurance runs about 175 dollars a month for each of us. I take care of my nephew who is autistic and disabled. He is 52 and gets SS disability and Medicare. He cannot get as good a plan as we have because of his health problems and has to pay all the co-pays. Texas Medicaid was paying for part of his medical, but he was cut off Texas Medicaid because of Perry's budget cuts in January and this has caused his health care to go up about $110 per month. If he has to go in the hospital, it will be expensive plus he needs a new artificial leg, the one he has is worn out and slips sometimes, he has to use a walker and could use a new walker too. I am sure that the new leg will cost thousands of dollars. We are waiting for a quote on one, then we will figure out how to pay for it. Hope we can get some of it covered by Medicare.