Severe chronic pain is covered by Medicaid, to be precise any kind of pain is covered. You are badly mistaken alluding to my experience. For sure you know that I'm a new American and practically every person in that status got Medicaid when coming to this country. Medicaid covers every kind of hospital care and primary medical care. To be precise you will not find a private insurance that may get to comparable level. Sure, it doesn't cover cosmetic surgery, but I disagree to label it as cruel and unusual.

>Now you are splitting hairs. Being in severe chronic pain is not necesarily life-threatening. I refuse to get into this discussion with you. I only hope that you are fortunate enough and don't experience the reality of medicaid as others have. Emergency, life-threatening medical care only is not sufficient and I think you know that.
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>>Could you give some examples? Please, call any life-threatening condition that is not covered by Medicaid.
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>>>Please, you are under the mistaken impression that Medicaid pays for everything or that everything is approved for payment under Medicaid. It is not.
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>>>>Please. If you don't have qualified assets to pay for medical expenses then you get Medicaid, i.e. absolutely free coverage. Btw, qualified assets do not include house, car etc.
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>>>>>See my note to Tom. If you do have children who are willing and able to help, then you are SOL... I really suspect that once the baby boomers get to that age, nationalized health care will be instigated...
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>>>>>>>Sounds about like any other insurance provider.
>>>>>>>Comming up short in many ways. At least their expenses in administering what they do provide are lower.
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>>>>>>>Yes the message is clear.
>>>>>>>Do not get sick in the US.
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>>>>>>>It's all great while you're paying premiums for care while the odds are you don't need it. When you need it, oh well.
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>>>>>>>If you don't like the real message, remember that you want it to change when you vote.
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>>>>>>And what happens when you retire, as Tom aspires, and maybe you no longer earn enough to keep on a med. ins., esp. as the age of needing the cover is approaching?