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LOS ANGELES - M.C. Kim had four heart attacks in as many years. Each time, he left the hospital not knowing why his heart had failed.
When he tried to enter a cardiac rehabilitation program to learn how to reduce the odds of having more heart trouble, the Medicare office told him to call Medicaid. The Medicaid office told him to call Medicare. In the end, he said, both denied coverage.See the full content of this document
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Red Tape Hinders Care for Nation's Neediest
"I was like a ping pong ball," said Kim, 51, who lives in Los Angeles. "Nobody wanted to take responsibility."
So Kim kept returning to the emergency room, racking up expensive medical bills for taxpayers.Kim and other patients like him are among the nation's sickest and poorest residents, and their high-cost medical ...See the full content of this document
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