I just found out about it too. It will only pay after
your state resources are used up. Apply for your state
medicaid program, here in connecticut they have an
extra program that will cover speech,ot, etc. Contact
your state department of mental health too. Tricare is
famous for not paying for anything!! I know, I've been
there. They denied us speech therapy for my son. They
said it was not medically necessary. Right, the kid
was non verbal at the time (3yrs old). The waiting
list for developmental pediatricians can be up to 3
years. Contact your local easter seals society.
They'll have developmental pediatricians that go there
every few months. A lot of them don't take tricare, so
I would definitely call easter seals.
Good luck!!
Chris in CT
--- bris_sunshine <bris_sunshine@...> wrote:
> The whole time we have been in TriCare, I have never
> heard of this
> program. However, I recently came across it on
> their website. I
> was just wondering (in simple terms) what this
> program is usually
> used for. Could it be used to cover a drs appt with
> a non-network
> dr? I know that it also states that it will cover
> services not
> covered in an ISP. What if I don't believe that the
> amount of time
> that they are providing in the ISP isn't enough?
> Counld PFPWD be
> used towards that? Has anyone done this with any
> success? Would
> PFPWD cover items like weighted vests, swings, etc?
>
> I know it says that there is like a copayment on
> this as well, based
> on your rank. Does anyone know what the payment is
> on it for a Army
> SGT with 8 yrs? We are a single income family and
> to have an extra
> $1000 a month to spend on services and equipment
> thru TriCare would
> be wonderful, as long as I didn't have to pay too
> much outta pocket.
>
> I am full of questions, now that I finally have a
> place to turn to
> with my concerns and questions.
>
> How hard has it been for others to get SSI? We were
> turned down
> once before when we lived off post, and they said it
> was because my
> husband had been receiving US savings bonds since he
> enlisted. We
> are stopping those as we have found that the onces
> we were getting
> were pretty much pointless, and we are slowly
> cashing them in to pay
> off some bills. Without those, I am hoping that we
> can get SSI for
> Sierra.
>
> Well, I think that pretty much covers it at this
> time. I am sure I
> will think of something else once I sit and think
> for awhile. Hope
> I don't wear you guys out with all my questions.
>
> Thanks for listening and helping.
> Jessica in KY
> Jennifer age 7 dx w/ADHD
> Sierra age 3 dx w/autism
>
>





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