On 21 Jun 2004 18:30:50 -0700, amanda992004@yahoo.com (Amanda) wrote:
>Oliver Costich wrote in message news:<2gfed01g7fdj2l41o0dlrha2m4h4cg8g52@4ax.com>...
>> On 19 Jun 2004 11:53:12 -0700, amanda992004@yahoo.com (Amanda) wrote:
>>
>> >Oliver Costich wrote in message news:...
>> >> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 05:57:42 +0000, mv2004
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >I am a naturalized US citizen, and I want to petition for my parents to
>> >> >come live here in the US. I meet the income and other requirements so
>> >> >filing the paperwork should be easy. I will file a petition and an
>> >> >affidavit of support and they will come here as legal permanent
>> >> >residents.
>>
>> >> >
>> >> >What's not easy, apparently, is finding health care for my
>> >> >parents once they are here. They will not be eligible for any public
>> >> >benefit for the first 5 years in the country. I will be fully
>> >> >financially responsible for them and would be happy to buy a medical
>> >> >insurance. However, they are 75 years old, having heart problems and
>> >> >other health issues, which discqualifies them from any private health
>> >> >insurance plans (most insurance is only sold to people younger than 60-
>> >> >65, and the one plan I found that can take 75 year olds requires no pre-
>> >> >existing conditions). They can't buy a travel/emergency type of
>> >> >insurance if they relocate here permanently. They may be eligible for
>> >> >emergency Medicaid (and I would still want something more definitive
>> >> >than this "may be", from an official site) but that is insufficient for
>> >> >people their age. They are too old to work, so getting an insurance
>> >> >through an employer is also impossible.
>> >> >
>> >> >I can't believe there is no
>> >> >resolution to this problem, with so many naturalized citizens in this
>> >> >country. I heard that some insurance may be provided by local state
>> >> >and/or county agencies (in California and New York, at least) but I don'
>> >> >t know the details. Medicare is out of the question, they must live here
>> >> >for 5 years before they can claim it.
>> >> >
>> >> >Any help, legal advice,
>> >> >pointers will be appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Many people in the US have no medical insurance including a
>> >> substantial proportion of citizens. I sympathize but as a taxpayer I
>> >> also feel that bringing people who are likely to need significant
>> >> medical treatment and expect the US taxpayers to somehow provide is
>> >> not reasonable or fair.
>> >
>> >But it is fair for those highly skilled immigrants working here (high
>> >bracket tax range) with no parents or parents with serious healh care
>> >need contributing to your Tax $$$$, right?
>>
>>
>> You mean like everyone else that works in the US? They can always just
>> not accept a US job.
>
> What are you smoking?
What's the point? What is erroneous in my post? Do other people
working in the US not pay taxes? No one is required to accept a job in
the US.
Maybe it's just a reading comprehension problem.
>
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>> >
>> >> I am below medicare age and have a minor heart
>> >> problem and I'm stuck paying $18,000 a year for a high deductible
>> >> policy. Nobody is providing affordable health care for me either.
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