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Junior Member
Member Since Mar 2016
Location: Oklahoma
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Mar 05, 2016 at 12:23 AM
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I'm kind of freaking out right now. I'm on Medicaid and the state that I live in is trying to do away with Medicaid for people under 64 I'm 27. I have severe anxiety and can't cope without my medicine. I'm unemployed right now and have no way of paying for healthcare. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
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Member Since Jan 2016
Location: nowhere
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Mar 06, 2016 at 08:05 PM
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You can look at local non-profits for help. In my area, for example, Catholic Charities have free counseling. My daughter made use of it for a while and found it helpful They don't push religious doctrine.
You can try the ACA(aka Obamacare) website. With low income, there is still free to very cheap(ie < $20 a month) coverage available. There may be a clinic in your area that offers sliding scale fees. Those clinics usually have the word 'community' in them. Isn't medicaid for people that can't afford insurance and not yet retired? That is odd that your state would remove the target population from it. Last edited by qwerty68; Mar 06, 2016 at 08:45 PM.. |
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Location: 8CS / NYS / USA
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Mar 09, 2016 at 09:13 PM
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what that means is people who qualify (SSI/SSDI, mental disordered and physically handicapped and pregnant women under the age of 65 who do not make more than 42 percent over the poverty level) will still get medicaid. all others.... those that are able to work and have an income that meets 42 % over the poverty level will have their government assistance closed and will need to sign up for their work places medical insurance plan or other private health insurance plan. if you are working and make over 42 % of the poverty level your caseworker will be able to tell you what private insurance plans are in your area or you can watch the government website healthcare.gov they open up periodically for americans to sign up for private and or state insurance plans that fit your needs, you can also look in your local yellow pages for health insurance agencies in your location. |
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