hmmm, amazing that they can be so sensable on this and
be so far off on the chairs. 

--- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I don't know, Kat.  NC has a program called CAP,
> which is Medicaid funded.
> I have an alert system from them.  I live on my own,
> with assistance from
> aides, and I really appreciate NC's program.  I now
> live in Asheville.
> 
> Mike 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Kathleen Salkin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
> 
> We are talking about two different kinds of
> coverages here - of  
> course I don't know about SSI and Medicaid (I assume
> that's what you  
> mean) but Medicare doesn't cover it, and neither
> does health  
> insurance.  Long-term care insurance is a  policy
> you purchase to  
> cover future costs incurred in a long-term facility
> such as an  
> assisted-living facility or a nursing home, and the
> medical alert  
> systems are usually considered long-term care
> expenses, not health  
> care expenses.
> 
> I feel as if I'm muddying the waters here so I'll
> let Mag or Kendall  
> take it from here.
> 
> Kat
> 
> 
> On 26 Dec 2006, at 16:34, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> 
> Thanks for checking into this so fast, but let's use
> me as a example,  
> and I
> have cerebral palsy, and let's say I haven't worked
> a day in my life,  
> and
> all I was on was SSI and Medical Assistance, would
> MA pay that?  For
> somebody such as my father, who will have worked for
> 45+ years, he is  
> going
> to likely have a better policy than somebody such as
> myself.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> www.anthonyarnold.net
> (I blog)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On  
> Behalf Of
> Kathleen Salkin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
> 
> I just spoke to a friend of mine who works in
> elderly home health
> care business and she said that long-term care
> policies might cover
> this expense but not health care policies.
> 
> Kat
> 
> 
> On 26 Dec 2006, at 15:03, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> 
> Friends,
> 
> 
> 
> I know I haven't written for a while, but I'm
> wondering if any of you
> know
> if you can get either medical assistance or social
> service to help
> pay the
> monthly charges for a Medical Alert system?  It's
> about $32 a month,
> and I'd
> feel it would be classed as a medical necessity.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Anthony
> 
>    <http://www.anthonyarnold.net>
> www.anthonyarnold.net
> 
> (I blog)
> 
> 
> 
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