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Nov 02, 2017, 08:46 PM
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Does this kick in 18 months after you first receive your award or is the 6 months waiting period included in it? My doctor has been wanting blood work, kidney and liver scans and she also wants to see what is still left of my non working pancreas. Last estimate was 10% and it was still destroying itself. Just wondered, I know I can`t pay for this stuff and a clinic we have wasn`t much help. Well, if I had an extra 50k laying around I would. And this is a clinic that is supposed to help people with little to no income and no insurance. Uh huh...
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Nov 02, 2017, 09:43 PM
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If you are receiving SSDI, and only SSDI, then you will get Medicare 2 years after you started getting SSDI. The govt will send you a letter, when it's getting close. See this link:
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership ? MBHPMetropolitan Boston Housing Partnership ? MBHP In the meantime, you might be eligible for Medicaid, if your state cooperated with the goal of Obamacare, which offered federal money to states to help them expand their Medicaid to cover individuals like you. If you live in a "red" state, you might be out of luck. Go to you Income Support office. (That's where you apply for food stamps.) Tell them you want to apply for Medicaid. Check if there are any publicly operated hospitals in your county - like a hospital run by a state university. That's where I got help, while I was waiting for Medicare to kick in. Big university hospitals sometimes offer outpatient care. |
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Nov 04, 2017, 01:40 PM
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Hospitals often have programs where they will waive all hospital costs if you qualify financially (that wouldn't include doctors, etc.) It's worth a call to your local hospital to see if they have such a program, & if it would cover the type of work you need done. As Rose suggested, Medicaid would cover much, if not all, of the cost of doctors & testing, but calling the hospital to find out how they might help is worth a shot, too. Rose probably expressed things better than I did.
It sounds like your condition is very serious. I'm sorry you find yourself in this situation. I wish you luck. |
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Nov 04, 2017, 02:07 PM
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Hello there .....Rose explained it correct. I was approved and 2years from the date I was considered disable I received my Medicare. I pay for my Medicare. I get disability for my minor daughter too. I was not able to get Medicaid. They said my income was too high. My minor daughter is able to get it.
Emgreen mentioned a good point. I was real sick last year and had lots of testing and X-rays. Well I made payment arrangements with the hospital. I started paying the bills. Then one day I called them up and just explained that I was on a limited income. A rep told me they had a program I could apply for that would pay my bills from them. I applied and was approved.
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Nov 04, 2017, 02:25 PM
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I put a wrong link up there that is unrelated to this thread. So disregard.
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Nov 04, 2017, 02:36 PM
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They figure it from the date of disability. So say it took a year to get SSDI and they gave you a years back pay you only have a year to wait. But like others have said in the meantime you might qualify for Medicaid. Personally I think it's so stupid that they make people wait for medical coverage if they got SSDI.
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Nov 04, 2017, 02:50 PM
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I thought it was stupid too. I think the rationale is that for some people SSDI does not end up being permanent.
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