Anyone know? medicaid spendown?
816335
First off, talk to your caseworker, it is her/his job to explain your benefits to you.  In Indiana, spenddown works like this...there is a set income level for an adult to qualify for medicaid.  Any amount over this level (again, within specified guidelines) is your spenddown.  This is the amount that Medicaid has determined that you should be able to pay out-of-pocket.  You will have to have $467 worth of charges/services with a medical provider or pharmacy before your medicaid benefits kick in (this means you will be responsible for paying the first $467 worth of office calls, lab-work, ER visits, prescriptions, etc).
347047
yep. go google "medicaid apply online".\nor browse to:\nhttp://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=164&p_created=955633816&p_sid=OItH_24i
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There are two potential problems with your idea.\n\n1) There is a FIVE YEAR lookback period (recently increased from three years). This means that any assets you gifted to anyone or anything for the five years prior to your Medicaid application will be included in your eligibility calculation.\n\n2) You can currently gift $11,000 per year per recipient without incurring gift taxes. It is unclear how many children you have and if you planned on giving them each $6,000 a month. ASSUMING you mean to give away a total of $72,000 for the year, you would need to have 6 recipients to gift to without having to pay gift taxes. If you are married you can each gift $11,000 per recipient, $22,000 in aggregate. This strategy will cut the number of recipients needed to 3.
327727
I used to volunteer for a non-profit.  If they are a legit organization then you can ask them directly how much is spent per each dept. by percentages.  Ours did but many keep that private.  If I was going to make a donation of a large sum I would have that info first.
701154
Ask Medicare where you can find one.  They are very fussy about where you buy things, so it is easier to just ask them.
1086248
I applied for Mega Life and Health Insurance. For starters it was expensive. I expected to pay about $300 a month. It took 3 months to get my policy. The monthly payments were to be automatic drafts from my checking account but they would not take a debit card. They wanted a credit card. I don't do credit cards. The payment went up $30. because my doctor said I had high blood pressure. I just took my blood pressure - 110/75. I don't have high blood pressure and told the dr. he caused my insurance to go up. So I cancelled them. Plus my doctor was not on their list. You have to call them everytime you got to a doctor to get their OK. Too much hassel.
362460
Go with Kaiser, their prescriptions are cheap as well as the co-pay. Blue Cross does not cover a lot of the drugs. I have Blue Cross and let me tell you I have to pay $30 for a co-pay and a lot of money for prescription drugs and I had to reach $1,000 before I could get a deduction. I would go with Kaiser. And I was contented with Kaiser a lot. U can contact me if you want Klm4k8@umkc.edu. Take care and good luck.:O)
88399
nope, not a long as they can hold down the poor with outrageous prices. That and its one way of comiting legal genocide. See if you get sick in this country and you can't afford the OUTRAGEOUS health insurance premiums chances are you make too much to get public assistance. By the time you do qualify? The cancer or what ever it is thats killing you will be too far advanced to do anything about.I have asthma. I can't even buy health insurance, life insurance or any other kind of insurance..and as you may have guessed ...I can't afford the medicines I need either. I am but one of millions with this problem.. Until we do something about our current government structure.. NOTHING will change. The rich will become richer the poverty stricken will starve and the middle class?.. well they slipped below the poverty line years ago. They just set things up so that you make one or two dollars too much to qualify for assistance yet can't afford health insurnace. MEAN time? they pump billions of dolars into forein counties that hate us..bolstering their programs while Americans do without!
801875
Did you get the plan from work? Well then ask this your HR manager. If you are buying on your own, I'd rather suggest\na plan with no elimination or waiting periods, like eHealthPlus.
468311
No.  First off Medicaid is a federal program for low income families.  There is no "pay back" required for ANY medicaid benefits unless your mother was FRAUDULANT in her application process. It would have to be a whole lot of money that she owes for you to get scared about a lien.
146434
The state of MN is taking your money, along with the fed, and you are paying for senior healthcare and their retirement currently.  Happy yet? ;)
362998
Kaiser Permenente has plans if you are in their area. \n\nHold on to yourself, because you are going to be shocked at the cost.  Even for a healthy non-smoking single person under 40, it was close to $200 a month.  A family is probably going to be around $500 or more.  Yikes.
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I found some information here...http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10116.pdf\n\nDo you already have the disease?  It looks like if you don't have it already, it might not cover it...but if you have it, they might pay for it...\n\nGood look to you...
74067
They shouldn't as long as you have another way to pay.  They are still happy to receive cash directly from patients.  Check to see if you are eligible for any government aid programs if cost is an issue.
197454
I can't answer for others, but I can speak for myself.  I have more money than the rest of my family and I have worked very hard for what I have.  Members of my family are always coming to me for money.  I am tired of it.  I have a sister and a other family members that do not work and look at me like a bank.  I do not mind giving a hand up, but I am sick of giving hand outs.  I now refuse to help those that refuse to help themselves.  However, that doesn't mean I don't help others.  Two weeks ago I paid for an eye exam and a pair of glasses for a woman I didn't know.  I met her in the doctors office and she was crying, they wouldn't accept medicaid as payment.  I talked to her and heard her story.  I then told the lady I would pay her bill and I did.  It cost a few hundred dollars, but I felt it was the right thing to do.
690409
I dont know. I really dont know. How would you find out? Government statistics? Not a good vote-getter! Even if you go back to previous governments , its still pretty hard to judge how scrupulous they were.They , of course , 'justify' the expense - 'defending freedom' , a 'cost-effective' health service,an aging population affecting pensions ( gosh , an aging population , that must have come as a surprise!). Bit of a rant here , but I feel that you understand!
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A medicaid recipient cannot have more than $2,000 in "resources." Resources do NOT include a house in which the recipient lives.\n\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/text-resources-ussi.htm