Re: new/welfare above federal proverty income and below:)

[Norma Dikeman <nordike@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope it will be some time before my husband needs more help than what I can 
provide
but I am really getting worried. These past 4 weeks, since he started the 
Requip, he
seems to be getting worse rather than better. I need to put in a call to his
neurologist Monday. I think I am procrastinating because I don't want to face 
the
inevitable.


nancy wrote:

> correction- A person can be on medicaid and NOT welfare. A person does
> NOT have to be poor per say. I have seen too many people loose
> everything because of the assumption of having to be 'poor'. 80-90k in
> money assets to someone with 2500 in cash assets is considered to the
> person with the lower cash assets  to be a 'millionaire'. Cash assets-
> not total assests.
>
> Read about medicaid and medicare guidelines thoroughly and ask an
> attorney specializing in taxes and elder care. For people over 60/65
> their is Passport to help with HHA care. Those under 60 there is Waiver
> care- helps with medical bills, med costs, ect. These are medicaid
> programs. They are godsends for when a person gets more dependent.
> Medical costs for one month could range from 6000 to 8000 on a good
> month and 8000. to 10 k on a bad month. These costs are for ONE month
> with excellent insurance coverage.  HHA and therapy eats up alot of
> money. HOWEVER they are both necessities to a person but not insurance
> companies.
>
> WHen a person starts needing a HHA; everything is never totally covered,
> even under medicaid. Nothing is free. HOWEVER, the waiver program are a
> Godsend for those who can stay at home with their young kids and
> spouses. Ivan is on such a program and many other younger ones. Passport
> usually only gets bathing and dressed, and if ur lucky an aide who will
> go that extra mile and prepare a snack for the patient.>>> 2-3 times a
> week
>
> People need to read financial planning info as to how to plan their
> financial future as well as positive outlook.
>
> sincerely
> nancy
> Norma Dikeman wrote:
> >
> > We have insurance and medicaire (through the government) and people who are 
> > on
> > welfare have medicaid. Luckily nearly everything is paid for through our
> > insurance. Of course we have to pay for the insurance and the medicaire but 
> > they
> > do cover the bills. My husband just had a pacemaker installed. The cost was
> > $33,000 plus. Our bill was $0.00. He was helicoptered to the hospital. We
> > haven't seen the bill for that yet but we are told it will be close to 
> > $6,000.
> > And that was just one illness. Every day there is something else. I'm sure 
> > you
> > know what I mean. I wonder how our insurance company can afford to have 
> > clients
> > like us. We live in a small community. There are lots of primary care 
> > physicians
> > available for us to chose from. I have a lung specialist 35 West miles of 
> > us. My
> > husband's neurologist is 40 miles East of us
> > The local doctor is in contact with the neurologist and the cardiologist. We
> > feel comfortable with the care. I just wish we could go 2 days without 
> > having to
> > call or visit one of them (G).
> >
> > And to think, 8 years ago we were looking forward to retirement to enjoy 
> > it! No
> > one ever knows what is in store for them. I was the handicapped one. Now I 
> > am
> > super healthy in comparison to my husband who was hardly ever sick until PD.
> > I just hope we can see some improvement when these meds start to take 
> > affect.
> > How long does it take before Requip begins to work?
> >
> > Norma
> >
> > Beryl Pine wrote:
> >
> > > Message text written by "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network"
> > > >A big reason why I'm glad the U.S. does not have government funded health
> > > care.
> > > Norma<
> > >
> > > Norma
> > > Yes, it does have its drawbacks, but it also can be a godsend for many
> > > people who otherwise could not afford even basic medical care. Some say 
> > > our
> > > provincial government has  damaged our health care with cutbacks, but
> > > emergencies do get attention. It's just these darned waiting lists for
> > > non-emergencies that drive us wild.
> > > Beryl
> > >
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