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Originally Posted by BecauseImHappy
I received a certified letter from my Psychiatrist's office stating that they decided to drop me permanently as a patient for missing 2 appointments. Mind you the 2 appointments were 3 YEARS apart, and I knew nothing about this policy. I was suppose to go in for New Patient registration like 2 weeks ago, but with everything happening with my new job I totally forgot! So now I'm on the hunt for another office, or maybe none at all. I had been going to that office since I was 1st diagnosed with depression/bipolar when I was 14! Because of not having insurance I quit going for so long and then I went to a different location recommended by the inpatient facility I stayed at, and now I try to go back and I miss 1 appointment and the drop me! After over 10 years?! I don't know where to turn now. My primary Dr can fill my Xanax prescription, but I want to get back on my bipolar meds. Yeah I could go to the other place, but what if they do the same thing? Plus their from desk is rude. I really felt comfortable at the other place, now I have to get use to something new.
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yea people around here in the city are getting these same type of letters.. short version is that with the new obama care where more and more people are now insured (here in the USA its now the law that everyone has to have health insurance now (either private or medicaid or medicare or get fined). because of this mental health agencies are now seeing more people then ever due to more people have the insurance to get the care they need. so agencies can not wait for no shows to decide whether they want to keep coming or not. many agencies are now able to type in a person information and see how long its been since their last visit. Here where I work the cut off is 6 months... meaning if a person hass't been in to see their therapist or psychiatrist for the past 6 months they are dropped off the schedule which makes room for another patient that may be on the waiting list.
my suggestion is what I tell all our clients here at the crisis center....if you want to be seen at that agency that dropped you contact them and set up a new intake appointment and keep that appointment so that they can re add you to their list of active patients. then check in with them periodically even when you are doing good so that your place on their active record stays active. by checking in periodically you can also be informed of any new rules that agency is installing.
insurance coverage there is a federal website you can go to sign up for health care or you can contact your nearest welfare/medicaid/medicare office. they can help you get your insurance set up before you end up getting fined. here is the federal website...
https://www.healthcare.gov/
yes the enrollment time is over for the federal site for 2014 but you can still fill in info that can tell you if you are elligible for other insurance plans. and there is no time frame on going to your social services agency and applying for medicaid with is state medical insurance that goes according to your income level just like foodstamps and cash grants.