Ghaw... the stories I have...

First time I was involuntarily committed into a psych ward. Long story, but it cost an outrageous 12,000 dollars! I tried and tried to get help, I got it reduced to 3,000, but I still couldn't find any help. Now the bill collectors are after me over something I couldn't help at all.

I get coverage now here in Michigan, but it's just because I have no job and I got lucky in getting into the "adult tuition wavier" program. The problem is the program is now closed to new applicants, so if I loose it and get a job, then loose that job and become a new applicant, I'm in trouble cause it's the only state-funded health program for anyone over 21 with no kids, and yes that's how it works I asked before. Also this coverage is only good in my county, if I get sick out of county... tough luck to me.

So when getting a job, I now am pretty much limited to stuff with benefits, and those are few and far between in my field. And now I'm afraid of getting a job then loosing it and not having coverage, I take Abilify and Lamictal, those are expensive!!!

One job I almost got in California... I was this close to getting hired and starting this week, but before going there I checked out mental health coverage... in that county they only took the medi-cal program... and guess what, they just cut that program for anyone over 21. Since job had no benefits... and it seems benefits wouldn't have helped anyway cause they ONLY took medi-cal, not even cash... I had to tell the hiring people to take me out of the running!

Even though I'm doing well, my tdoc told me I had to see him once a week now... but my theory is that they said they were having funding cuts and they are milking my adult tuition waiver money, lol

My tdoc is afraid he will loose his job now, cause of the severe budget cuts coming from the state, things are not looking good.