Hello Rhonda,
I will pray for you and Ben.
I know there is a way, but sometimes it seems very obscured.
Huggs and blessings.
Virgie and Hoshi
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From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Ben
> Now that Ben is getting an SSDI or social security disability check, we
> received a letter saying his Medicaid the program that pays for his many
> medications and doctor visits will stop as of October 1st. He had
> low-income Medicaid, he now makes too much money for that, his check is
> around $1400.00 a month, he could apply for adult Medicaid but his income
> is
> counted, he would have to spend at least 1000 dollars a month in medical
> costs out of pocket in order to receive Medicaid for that month!!!
> so if you have enough money to live on, you can't get help. I have
> contacted a program that is ran by the medication manufacturers that
> assists patients with paying for medications, so that will probably help.
> But I am concerned because Ben will not be able to visit eye doctors and
> the
> kidney doctor he was seeing.
> I could look in to private health insurance, but that would be outrageous
> if
> I could even find any.
> So, that is where we are. Ben isn't feeling well lately, always tired, I
> guess it's all those different medications, he says his eyes are worse,
> Rhonda
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