Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 In a message dated 12/29/2001 9:44:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, hzimolka@... writes: > When you get ssi you are immediately eligible for medicaid, which is really > cool, because it will help with DR bills. Of course once we lost SSI, lost > that too! We don't qualify for SSI but we do get medicaid that takes care of s therapy. I was told that no matter what your income that you can get this because autism is considered a disability. Here in PA it's called a " loophole " clause. I had to go threw welfare for this which was really hard since I've never even had to get unemployment before so I didn't know what the heck I was doing. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Our (Wisconsin) program like that is called Becket. It is based on a child's disability rather than the parent's income. It pays for all of Ebony medical co-pays, prescriptions, and her therapy. It is wonderful!! Tamara ----Original Message Follows---- From: myfishruleWJG@... Reply-To: parenting_autism To: parenting_autism Subject: Re: Medicaid Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:41:10 EST In a message dated 12/29/2001 9:44:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, hzimolka@... writes: > When you get ssi you are immediately eligible for medicaid, which is really > cool, because it will help with DR bills. Of course once we lost SSI, lost > that too! We don't qualify for SSI but we do get medicaid that takes care of s therapy. I was told that no matter what your income that you can get this because autism is considered a disability. Here in PA it's called a " loophole " clause. I had to go threw welfare for this which was really hard since I've never even had to get unemployment before so I didn't know what the heck I was doing. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 > > Our (Wisconsin) program like that is called Becket. It is based on a > child's disability rather than the parent's income. It pays for all of > Ebony medical co-pays, prescriptions, and her therapy. It is wonderful!!>> IF you can get it...here in OK, we have been on the waiting list since last April, and I was recently told that we are two years (if we are lucky and they don't cut funding again) from ANY service at all. It pays to get on the waiting list, but depending on how your state prioritizes it, you may or may not get much in the way of help... Raena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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