He is a member of that population that earns too much to qualify for Medicaid, but his current medical conditions and history of bladder cancer and liver failure increases the cost of insurance coverage for him. TheCharter Oak Health Plan, available for Connecticut residents age 19-64 with no insurance costs $593 a month, almost half of his monthly retirement pension. At 63, he is too young forMedicare. As a veteran he has access to the VA Hospital, but the appointments are few and far between. He has said many times to me, “Those boys coming back from Iraq need help more than I do.”
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