Kat, each state is different, Virginia didn't have a CAP program, and they
required people who were on Medicaid to only get the bare minimum of SSI.
Any more than that went to the aide agency I had to pay a third of my
check out every month to the agency. Here I get to keep it all. :)
I'm west of you, in Asheville, and I'm glad to be here, even though I miss
my church and pastor there in Richmond.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Kathleen Salkin
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Medical Alerrt
Sorry, I'm not sure what you meant by this remark, Ken.
Thanks for clueing us in, Mike. As I have said, I have no experience
whatsoever with Medicaid programs so that was new to me. My friend
works with people who are elderly and thus use Medicare and not
Medicaid.
Where in NC are you living now?
Kat
On 26 Dec 2006, at 23:29, ken barber wrote:
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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