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A myRAteam Member asked a question 💭
Johannesburg, ZA

Lately I have really been struggling to keep up with my medical bills. And I just wanted to ask how you pay if you can afford it?

Here in South Africa we have what's called medical aid (aka insurance in most other countries). They only pay up to a certain limit per year and they only cover certain chronic medication -meaning some of what I have been prescribed they won't pay for
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If it's not blood tests needed, it's an x-ray or scan r some strange symptom that requires you to visit the… read more

September 6, 2015
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A myRAteam Member

most hospitals have a form you can fill out and they write off what you can't pay.. I have switched insurance about every 2 years trying to find a better insurance mine is through social security I don't qualify for the medicaid program and here you have to have insurance or be fined thanks to our POTUS

March 1, 2016
A myRAteam Member

My bills are piling up. There is only so much you can do. Make payments but you have to live and put food on the table and a roof over your head. Small monthly payments if that's all you can do.😊

January 6, 2016
A myRAteam Member

I have medals gold insurance it's a secondary insurance to medicare

November 5, 2015

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