(Medical Financial Aid)

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: I also live in MI and am trying to figure out how we can

continue to pay for our children's meds/copays. Right now we have

Cole (3) our PIDer and Flynn (20 mo.) with asthma and possible PID.

The copays are beginning to kill us. Cole also needs Lactaid and

the GI wants him to start probiotics which are going to run us an

additional $40 min. per month.

When you speak of a special form of Medicaid is it Children's

Special Health Services? Where do I start to look for financial

aid? My husband has a decent salary. We are not wealthy, but

certainly are not in the poverty level. My kids qualify for WIC

currently, so I was wondering about other aid for the health end.

I am interested in any advice you may have based on your personal

experience. (PS- I have several friends who teach at the Charter

Schools and I want to say kudos to you for supporting those

wonderful educational opportunities for your kids!!!!)

-Rogena (Mom to 4 boys, including Cole -Partial IgA Def, GERD,

possible Celiac)

>

> I am sorry to be blunt--but here in MI, there is a branch of

medicaid

> that allows for higher income rates than straight medicaid that is

> only for chronically ill children, which with asthma and PID, my

kids

> do fall under. They are covering all the copays my insurance does

not.

> I hate to say that we were recently also able to start receiving

SSI

> on the boys behalf---if not, just in COPAYS, we would be looking at

> over $2,000.00--just for the maintenence meds, not IVIG or anything

> when they get sick. We were at the same point before we found out

> about the branch of medicaid for sick kids---I was back to work

when

> Brennan was 3 weeks old, just to pay for Donovans meds, every

paycheck

> went straight to the Rite Aid!! Many states do have this ins, but

its

> not widely known, so maybe that is worth checking into, if you

havent

> yet?

> Valarie

>