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Dec 1, 2004 6:12 pm
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I think as soon as you have no other kind of insurance you will be able to get Medicare. Its insane but sometimes it works that way. If your father were...
I agree with Andrea. The best thing for you to do is to get off Medicare AND get off your father's insurance and ONLY get Medicaid. It will save you a lot of...
I personally wouldn't get rid of private insurance. My private pays better in my case. Private insurance is more likely to pay for the high-end wheelchairs...
Hi Michael We use a baby monitor intercom - there are heaps of different sorts in Australia (mostly imported from china etc) and they have mains connections ...
I don't know if it's such a good idea to drop insurance if you have it. There's no way to get it back once it's gone. Medicaid is unpredictable at times, and...
I would agree that with the uncertain situation with the Tennessee Medicaid system it probably make sense to hang on to your father's insurance for as long as...
I think most people misunderstand the difference between Medicaid & Medicare... I was told Medicare was for people who have worked and retire.. And Medicaid is...
I'm sure in some states private insurance and Medicaid can conflict, but I would not advise people to give up private insurance. In some places Medicaid...
I friend of mine retired last year, his disabled son was in his 30's and lived at home. When the father took Social Security the son lost his SSI and got part...
I thought the same thing (re Medicaid Medicare) but today my son's casemanager told me that she tried to put a bed bath through both Medicaid and Medicare so...
... Well I've been told that if I was just on Medicare & Medicaid things would be easier than all the trouble dealing with private insurance plus Medicaid...
... Thats weird, I'm on just medicaid. i've never had to pay out of pocket. They cover everything I need... -- Take Care, Cody Namesnik codemann@... ...
Can somebody explain to me why its called a waiver? I think of a waiver as meaning a pass, or allowance out... Don't hear waiver in Arizona very much.... -- ...
Jeff, You are right that every state has different rules and regulations for the Medicaid. And I would agree that if you are in a state with lots of...
I have been on Medicaid as an adult. They have made a lot of changes and one of them concerns co-payments. They started requiring co-payments but the last time...
I had to disconnect from the Internet in order to get this image to close. I was afraid I was going to have to restart my computer. What was the purpose of...
Its a good thing you don't live in Arizona, as we don't have Medicaid. The state insurance pays most of my medical bills but Medicare is still required to ...
Medicare is usually for people who have worked, but in certain situations a parent can get there disabled child on their Medicare coverage. This is what ...
I thought you lived in Arizona Cody. Don't you? Arizona doesn't have Medicaid we have ahccess the state run insurance. So how are you on Medicaid? David...
... What sort of income restrictions do they have? ... My mom, in Florida, was told that we are *required* to take the maximum benefits that we are eligible...
... Thats how our system is screwed up.. How long you recieve those benefits? Or is that SSD ? -- Take Care, Cody Namesnik codemann@... "Keep away from...
... David, AHCCS "Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System" is state medicaid.... look it up.. -- Take Care, Cody Namesnik codemann@... "Keep away from...
the way I understand it Medicaid is a federally funded insurance to be used by individual states according to their health care needs. Ahccess is not ...
... About AHCCCS ... -- Take Care, Cody Namesnik codemann@... "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go...
David, What you don't seem to understand is that Medicaid is state run insurance that receives additional federal money in addition to the money the state...