Dr. Dent did my surgery in May 2011. He went out of his way to tell me several times that if I ever, ever had trouble getting my thyroid medication now that my thyroid way removed by him, to contact him. Well, I am having major issues getting my medication to stay alive and I reached out with a letter to Dr. Dent. His office did not even give him the letter, and would not name the other doctor who just refused to give me the medicine unless I flew back to CA, took labs and met with them. It’s always about money. My husband had some scary heart test results last year so he went onto Medicare plus Supplemental. He is ok but they employers are not allowed to offer medical coverage to spouses if the employee is not covered. Insurance for myself would be $500 per month with a $6,000 deductible. I refuse to line insurance company pockets and pay all my doctor & lab visits too. My regular doctor moved to Germany and his practice started insisting they would not give me refills for my medication despite having good labs just five months earlier. I am 9 months away from being eligible for Medicare myself and hoped not to pay for two office visits ($500) and labs ($200-$300). They hippocratic oath is only as good as the system you work within - U.S. Medical Insurance industry. So, I will work my medication out so that I am lining jerks pockets with money. I will be U.S. medical insured in Jan 2023. I will use my Canadian birth certificate to get out of this screwed up country with a bad medical system.