Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they cover mtx but not sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A new one is coming out later this year. thanks, Ebony Quote
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 Do you mean Medicare after being on SSD? Quote
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 I am and in turn it places me eligible for medicaid. Only problem is that it varies on coverage per each state. Here however, some biologics are covered! You may need prior authorization. I think they cover some new stuff just to guinea pig us? Like a clinical trial type deal? But, for some of us that is HOPE!!! Hope this helps! XXX's Kim PS: How is everything else? Are you okay? --- Ebony <stillbreathing29@...> wrote: > If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they > cover mtx but not > sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A > new one is coming out > later this year. > > thanks, > Ebony > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 Ebony I have a few questions, After fighting for two years I have finally been approved for SSD. Were you able to get medicaid right away, or did you have to wait for that also? I just have so many questions about this and don't really no wear to find the answers, I have made an appt, to see my case worker, but she really has not been that much help in the past, in WI kim rodgers <ksamedifference@...> wrote: I am and in turn it places me eligible for medicaid. Only problem is that it varies on coverage per each state. Here however, some biologics are covered! You may need prior authorization. I think they cover some new stuff just to guinea pig us? Like a clinical trial type deal? But, for some of us that is HOPE!!! Hope this helps! XXX's Kim PS: How is everything else? Are you okay? --- Ebony <stillbreathing29@...> wrote: > If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they > cover mtx but not > sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A > new one is coming out > later this year. > > thanks, > Ebony > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 It's bad when you have a case worker that you've already tried to work with. That's how it is with me. I've been fortunate to have qualified for food stamps once a long time ago, during the early years of disability. She still remembers and the few things we still have are counted as too much value to qualify. We have to get rid of most of our memories and collectables or we don't qualify. If I go out and pick up aluminum cans, I've made too much to qualify, etc... We'll just loaf along, I guess. All I was looking for was help with medical bills and can't get it. Dennis Re: [ ] Anyone on SSD? > Ebony > I have a few questions, > After fighting for two years I have finally been approved for SSD. > Were you able to get medicaid right away, or did you have to wait for > that also? > I just have so many questions about this and don't really no wear to find > the answers, > I have made an appt, to see my case worker, but she really has not been > that much help in the past, in WI > > kim rodgers <ksamedifference@...> wrote: > I am and in turn it places me eligible for medicaid. > Only problem is that it varies on coverage per each > state. Here however, some biologics are covered! You > may need prior authorization. I think they cover some > new stuff just to guinea pig us? Like a clinical trial > type deal? But, for some of us that is HOPE!!! Hope > this helps! XXX's Kim > PS: How is everything else? Are you okay? > > --- Ebony <stillbreathing29@...> wrote: > >> If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they >> cover mtx but not >> sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A >> new one is coming out >> later this year. >> >> thanks, >> Ebony Quote
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 That how I have my case worker, I have been getting food stamps, while I have been living with my sister, because of my age when I applied for SSd (46) and having no children , food stamps were the only so called monitory benefit I could apply for, Now that my fight has been won, and i will be getting SSD. I am afraid of losing the city program that helps me see my doctors most pf whom are specialists, not to mention the assistance programs I get my drugs thru. I have enough Humiria to last until June and then what? I mean I take it every week! in WI betnden@... wrote: It's bad when you have a case worker that you've already tried to work with. That's how it is with me. I've been fortunate to have qualified for food stamps once a long time ago, during the early years of disability. She still remembers and the few things we still have are counted as too much value to qualify. We have to get rid of most of our memories and collectables or we don't qualify. If I go out and pick up aluminum cans, I've made too much to qualify, etc... We'll just loaf along, I guess. All I was looking for was help with medical bills and can't get it. Dennis Re: [ ] Anyone on SSD? > Ebony > I have a few questions, > After fighting for two years I have finally been approved for SSD. > Were you able to get medicaid right away, or did you have to wait for > that also? > I just have so many questions about this and don't really no wear to find > the answers, > I have made an appt, to see my case worker, but she really has not been > that much help in the past, in WI > > kim rodgers <ksamedifference@...> wrote: > I am and in turn it places me eligible for medicaid. > Only problem is that it varies on coverage per each > state. Here however, some biologics are covered! You > may need prior authorization. I think they cover some > new stuff just to guinea pig us? Like a clinical trial > type deal? But, for some of us that is HOPE!!! Hope > this helps! XXX's Kim > PS: How is everything else? Are you okay? > > --- Ebony <stillbreathing29@...> wrote: > >> If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they >> cover mtx but not >> sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A >> new one is coming out >> later this year. >> >> thanks, >> Ebony Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Posted March 11, 2006 If you're on SSDI - not SSI -- you get Medicare, not Medicaid. It's generally much better coverage and more doctors take it, but it doesn't cover everything that Medicaid does. You're covered after 24 months of benefits (including back benefits, if it took you a long time to be approved). If you don't get any help from your caseworker, try calling 1-800-MEDICARE, and they'll give you contact information for the agency in your state. If you get SSI, you get Medicaid, and if you get both, you get both kinds of coverage (which is helpful because they will fill in the gaps for each other and you'll have very minimal deductibles and copays). > > > If so, are your biologics covered? I believe they > > cover mtx but not > > sure about the biologics being covered on SSD. A > > new one is coming out > > later this year. > > > > thanks, > > Ebony > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote
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