Healthcare Rant..Part 1

This country wants to go to government run health care ? As Fantabulous as that may sound I am here today to go on rant, about government run health care and the issues I am having getting Senior an appointment for the torn tendon in his wrist.
He was referred out to an orthopedic specialist. The referral was picked up by The local Tricare office who said "No"  he is retired we want him to go to the base.
That is all well and good, however the first opening they have is not until Mid December.
Senior is in extreme pain. It will most likely need surgery.
Now the run around begins, and multiple voice mails are being left for a representative from my local tricare office to call us back so we can initiate a "Right of Refusal"
Should this be granted, then he will be able to go to the civilian and much more competent specialist.
When I had my carpal tunnel surgery, I was sent to a civilian...why can't Senior? 

And please don't tell us that because  he is veteran that he "HAS" to go the base, because for five years Tricare has been preaching this : " If you live more then 30 miles from the nearest naval hospital you can be seen by a civilian".
 His MRI was done at a civilian facility, his primary care doctor - a civilian...so, why should this be different?

I am pulling my hair out, what is left is going gray. It is nonsense that no one can answer a blooming phone !  Leave a message please, we will get back to you within 24 hours.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!

And this is the sort of thing the uniformed voters wanted...the military has government health care. It is not all it is cracked up to be!  TRUST ME.
You  need to be seen by a specialist....sorry you got to wait a month! You broke your leg and it is fallen off...Sorry, You got to wait a month! . Senior is before having me cut off his hand.. And if I did, he would have to wait a month to get it re-attached.  Oh and while you wait take this prescription of good ole Vitamin M (motrin the military cure all) to ease your pain.

Just suffer is the message being sent, sorry you are in excruciating pain, but you are non-urgent..

Stay tuned for updates- I am sure some time soon there will be a part two

-JUGM