mom has cancer and medi-cal wont cover her surgery where do i go?
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There are alternative treatments that do work! Check the web site below for more info.
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When your health is on the line, don't take a Customer Service Rep's word for it.  Check the "Exclusions" section of the policy or Certificate of Insurance.  If the surgery is excluded, there's nothing you can do, even if it's medically necessary.  However, if it's a covered benefit, it'll be listed under "Covered Services;" if the surgery is medically necessary, it's covered by your insurer.  Sometimes insurers turn down preauthorization requests for this surgery because they deem it not medically necessary.  This can be appealed by your doctor; if the insurer upholds its denial, it can be appealed to the VA Insurance Department.\n\nIf you decide to get a job with a large employer in MD that offers a fully insured plan, it's a mandated benefit.  That means the insurer MUST cover it, so long as it's medically necessary.\n\nI hope this helps.  If you need more information, please send me a message through YA.
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If you are in Broward county you can sign up for Browards Hospital Districts audult care facility.  http://www.mhabroward.org/medicalcare.html\n\nOr since you have cancer you may want to apply for SSI and they will automatically set you up with medicaid.
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Robyn, I am so sorry...have you  talked with the hospital (social services, social worker) to ask about some options. If you are a care giver and qualify I am sure that you could get some type of medical insurance to care for you daughter and maybe that could get you back to work...Call the social services at the hospital and they can steer you into right direction..they have the resources at their fingertips...Do you have some type of Leukemia Office in Michigan that you can call for help..(health care providers, free care, free medical assistance, medications) I wish you much luck...and prayers to you and your daughter.
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Please call a hotline right now. There are mental health hot lines. There are suicide hot lines. There are abuse hotlines.  Open your telephone book right now and look in the front. There are listings there for help and you need to call one of the numbers now. I don't know where you live but I know in Florida that if you have a mental problem and you cannot afford the medications, then some of the mental clinics and hospitals will give you the medications at little or no cost. My daughter has had mental problems all her life and the times when I could not afford her medications or blood tests, they provided them to me for as little as $3.00 per month. \n\nIf you were in a residential treatment facility, then whay aren't you on medicaide?  You could be on S.S.I disability and that would automatically get you the medicade. \n\nBut the important thing is to call and get help now.  In Florida there is a baker act law, it just means that if the courts or doctors or a family memb er ar friend, thinks that you are a danger to yourself or anyone else, then you are put in a facility until they can evaluate you and get you back on your medications. My daughter has been baker acted 9 times and only once by me and my husband. \n\nIf you can't find a mental health place tonight that will help you, then you should find out which hospital in your area has a psych unit and go to their emergancy room tonight. You are asking for help and here it is. Now GO.
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There's no way for her to use her parents insurance without them finding out eventually, so forget that and pretend she has no insurance.\n\nIf she has her own money, nothing is stopping her from going somewhere and paying the bill herself.  If that's not an option, many places treat patients with the sliding-scale payment system if they don't have insurance or cannot  afford to pay in full.  A lot of these places are community/city health care centers.  Some private practices allow this as well.  She would need to make a list of the places in her area (starting with her first choices) and call each one, say that she is uninsured and ask if they accept patients on a sliding-scale.  They will understand right away and be able to answer the question.  The larger the town/city, the faster it may be to find a place.   \n\nI do not think that places go out of their way to see if a person is insured so I doubt she'll be turned down for treatment because of that.  Unless she proves that she has insurance, they will assume she has none.
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Apply for the christmas list at your local DHR office....otherwise known as the welfare office....also contact local churches to see what they may have to offer. You may want to check with the Community Service Program in your area (OCAP). Look up social services in the phone book and make some calls. \nBest of luck to you, and I hope your surgery goes well.
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Go to the emergency room.  By law, they have to see you and treat you.  If it's some type of surgery, etc that you need, they may transfer you to a University hospital.
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Tell her that there are over 100 alternative cures for cancer, which her doctor is not allowed to talk about, even if he knows about them.\nThen do some research, find the right one for your mother, and help her to get the cure that she deserves.\n\nYou can start your research on my web page at\n\nCancer\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html
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Talk directly with her oncologist and surgeon.  They will have staff members that work directly with insurance companies.  Ask her doctors (the more the better) to write letters to the insurance company.  Many times, all it takes is an additional request because many insurance companies automatically deny the first claim. Contact the local chapter of the American Cancer Society for advise and information on consumer advocacy groups. Contact your state insurance commissioner office also.  Check your local television, radio, and newspapers for consumer advocates or "action lines".   As a cancer patient, I know how frustrating and frightening the waiting can be.   It doesn't help when you are denied treatment because of your insurance carrier.
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If there is a justifiable medical need for the procedure, your medi-medi may cover at least a portion of it.  Determine whether you have Medicare part A or B.  You should contact both Medicare & Medicaid to find out which one covers what and how for how much.  They can guide you far better than I.  If all goes well, they should also be able to give you names & numbers of surgeons who accept medi-medi.
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Call a workers comp attorney. Most of them will give you the info you need, such as if you should hire counsel, who should pay for the meds etc.\n\nGood Luck. I hope your mom feels better.
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It could mean cancer, or it could be a benign tumor that isnt hurting her but is just there and in the way. Dont start worrying until you know for sure, and if it is cancer, then the best thing you can do for your mom is just be there for her. Take a deep breath when you start feeling overwhelmed, and then relax your body...until the results come back you will feel stressed out and panicky, but truly, until you know for sure do not freak out...your mom needs you to be strong for her right now, and if she is worrying about how you are taking things, then she wont be able to focus all of herself on getting better! I wish you the best and give your mom a hug from me!
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I would call Strong Memorial Hospital... I believe they can get you sent in the right direction.
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Take the bus and go to the emergency room if you can't go and see your physician.  Things like this can get REALLY bad if you don't go and see a doctor.  I don't condone ignoring your mother's wishes, but in this case: SCREW IT! GO AND SEE THE DOCTOR!!!!
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This happened to me last December.  I wound up in ICU.  What to do about my disabled/non-driver husband, the house, getting around etc.  The Hospital I was in sent a Case Manager (an RN with Social Services training etc) to visit me in.  She really helped.  I could not believe the amount of available services in my area.  There are Catholic Charities, Jewish Chariles, Lutheran Charities,  none of whom care what (or if) your religion is.  There is a low/no fee medical or seniors transportation service.  The list went on and on.  If you have the $ or not, services are available.   Hopefully,  so are REAL friends!!
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Contact the AMerican Cancer Society. They can offer help to you and your mom. They can send you information, find doctors, explain chemo or medication questions, and they can help find someone you can talk to about your feelings.\n\nI will keep you and your mom  in my prayers!!