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I have friends who are disabled, and get free healthcare through Medicaid. Where does this fear come from? One got a full CAT Scan and a full neurological cons
by tekla 3y ago
I have friends who are disabled, and get free healthcare through Medicaid. Where does this fear come from?
One got a full CAT Scan and a full neurological consult, and a EEG due to a history of seizures, all for free and within a week.
- throwawaydizjsj 3y agoSeems not always ? https://millerestateandelderlaw.com/medicaid-out-of-pocket-costs-what-you-need-to-know/ https://millerestateandelderlaw.com/medicaid-out-of-pocket-c... Seems can vary by state too https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/cost-sharing/out-pocket-cost-exemptions/index.html https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/cost-sharing/out-pocket-co...
- BeetleB 3y agoMedicaid rules vary from state to state.
- InSteady 3y agoI'm pretty sure some states (conservative) reject federal medicaid dollars simply because they are ideologically opposed to government funded healthcare. It's not hard to imagine these same states make the bureaucracy of obtaining low income healthcare benefits arbitrary, difficult to navigate, and counter-productive as way to 'prove' government healthcare doesn't work.
- twiddling 3y agoOh that's one of the big hidden costs is just the amount of paperwork ( in many cases physical paper ) to document, submit in triplicate, and then waiting and waiting and waiting