RE: Medicaid Crisis/Sherry

[Guest guest]

Sherry how frustrating. Are you saying FL Medicaid is going HMO and the

person is being assigned? Does Medicaid then pay the HMO? We are very

lucky with as they have one person at his agency where he lives

that is responsible for all his entitlements. Glad I don’t have to deal

with that any more. I hope something works out for you that you will be

able to keep all those appts you have scheduled in July knowing how

difficult it is to set those up. Good luck. Louise

Medicaid Crisis

I can't believe this is happening. I just got a call from 's neuro

that she would not be able to keep her appt. for next week as they are

no longer accepting medicaid (straight). By July 1 everyone is supposed

to have switched over to an hmo. We got NO notice of this. Absolutely

none and I am furious. All her doctors and therapists will now have to

do reevals IF they accept whatever HMO she has been assigned. We have no

idea. If we call medicaid noone ever calls back. Our CDC coordinator is

in the hospital....-last word from her was that this change was not

going to affect special needs kids. I am so sick of incompetence and red

tape and BS!!!!! has about 8 appts. lined up for July while Jim is

home, none of which she will be able to keep apparently. God I hate

this!

Sherry, fuming in Florida