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)
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Kathleen Salkin
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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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