Re: Faith/ Question about medicare

October 13, 2004

Faith,

I'd call and talk to your Case Worker and see if they can tell you anything. Chances are they can't though, because of the Medicare being a Federal thing.....but, at least its a try.

the only other thing you could do is to Call your SS office instead of going down to it.......and maybe then you can get answers. Call during the MIDDLE of the Month!!! If you try calling at the end or beginning of the Month, that is when the office is the busist times because that is when everyone is calling and complaining about their checks or asking questions about the amounts of their checks. But, the Middle of the month is slow.

Good luck

Tonia

-------Original Message-------

Thank you everyone for the info, but I'm still confused. Let me rephrase the question if you don't mind. I live in PA. I have state medical aid (medicaid). Now SS is saying that starting Nov they will be taking money out for medicare. Do I have to take the medicare? And if I do have to take it, can I also keep the state medicaid? I did not get hurt at work or in an accident, so I have no WC or insurance worker to deal with. I got hurt at home. Twisted my ankle in my driveway. I cannot afford the price for the medicare. I can hardly survive on what I get from SS as it is. Do I have to accept it or can I turn it down? I've been trying to get through to my local SS office, but they are the only ones for 4 counties and are extremely busy. Takes forever to get through to them. Should I maybe call my case worker at the welfare office and see what they can tell me? I'm at a lose and have no idea what to do. It's bad enough that I still get no meds for this crap and that my current drs stink, I really don't need this on top of everything else. HELP!!!! Faith

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October 13, 2004

Faith,

I'd call and talk to your Case Worker and see if they can tell you anything. Chances are they can't though, because of the Medicare being a Federal thing.....but, at least its a try.

the only other thing you could do is to Call your SS office instead of going down to it.......and maybe then you can get answers. Call during the MIDDLE of the Month!!! If you try calling at the end or beginning of the Month, that is when the office is the busist times because that is when everyone is calling and complaining about their checks or asking questions about the amounts of their checks. But, the Middle of the month is slow.

Good luck

Tonia

-------Original Message-------

Thank you everyone for the info, but I'm still confused. Let me rephrase the question if you don't mind. I live in PA. I have state medical aid (medicaid). Now SS is saying that starting Nov they will be taking money out for medicare. Do I have to take the medicare? And if I do have to take it, can I also keep the state medicaid? I did not get hurt at work or in an accident, so I have no WC or insurance worker to deal with. I got hurt at home. Twisted my ankle in my driveway. I cannot afford the price for the medicare. I can hardly survive on what I get from SS as it is. Do I have to accept it or can I turn it down? I've been trying to get through to my local SS office, but they are the only ones for 4 counties and are extremely busy. Takes forever to get through to them. Should I maybe call my case worker at the welfare office and see what they can tell me? I'm at a lose and have no idea what to do. It's bad enough that I still get no meds for this crap and that my current drs stink, I really don't need this on top of everything else. HELP!!!! Faith

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October 15, 2004

FAITH, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU GOT AN ANSW 4 YOUR ? ABT MEDICARE I

HAVE MEDICARE & HAD MEDICAID AT 1 TIME. I'M ON SS DISABILITY & I

HAVE MEDICARE PART A & B THE A IS FOR HOSPITAL WHICH I HAVE TO PAY 4

OUT OF MY DISABILITY BENEFITS (THANKS 2 PRES. BUSH IT'S GOING TO BE

INCREASED BIG TIME COME JAN) PART B IS FOR MEDICAL (DR'S & ETC.) THE

HOSP ON MEDICARE IS REQUIRED FOR MY HUBBYS INS WHICH IS CONSIDERED

SECONDARY. LOOKING BACK ON MY INFO ON MY NEW BENEFIT AMT IT SAYS THE

AMT WER'RE DEDUCTING FOR MEDICARE IS (IF YOU DIND NOT HAVE MEDICARE

AS OF NOVE. 22, 2002 OR IF SOMEONE ELSE PAYS YOUR PREMIUM WE SHOW

0.00)BACK IN 2003 THEY TOOK OUT 58.70 A MONTH & THAT'S WHEN I WAS

SINGLE TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. I THINK SOMEONE MENTION TO YOU

MEDICAID TO PAY FOR THAT I WOULD TRY IT. I NEVER GOT ANY HELP MY

MEDICAID PAID ONLY IF I HAD OVER 900.00 A MONTH IN MEDICAL BILLS &

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME I GOT HELP. I HOPE THIS HELPS & DOESN'T CONFUSE

YOU MORE. TAKE CARE & GOD BLESS BEV

>

> Faith,

> I'd call and talk to your Case Worker and see if they can tell you

anything.

> Chances are they can't though, because of the Medicare being a

Federal thing

> ....but, at least its a try.

> the only other thing you could do is to Call your SS office instead

of going

> down to it.......and maybe then you can get answers. Call during

the MIDDLE

> of the Month!!! If you try calling at the end or beginning of the

Month,

> that is when the office is the busist times because that is when

everyone is

> calling and complaining about their checks or asking questions

about the

> amounts of their checks. But, the Middle of the month is slow.

>

> Good luck

> Tonia

> -------Original Message-------

>

> Thank you everyone for the info, but I'm still confused. Let me

rephrase the question if you don't mind. I live in PA. I have state

medical aid (medicaid). Now SS is saying that starting Nov they will

be taking money out for medicare. Do I have to take the medicare? And

if I do have to take it, can I also keep the state medicaid? I did

not get hurt at work or in an accident, so I have no WC or insurance

worker to deal with. I got hurt at home. Twisted my ankle in my

driveway. I cannot afford the price for the medicare. I can hardly

survive on what I get from SS as it is. Do I have to accept it or can

I turn it down? I've been trying to get through to my local SS

office, but they are the only ones for 4 counties and are extremely

busy. Takes forever to get through to them. Should I maybe call my

case worker at the welfare office and see what they can tell me? I'm

at a lose and have no idea what to do. It's bad enough that I still

get no meds for this crap and that my current drs stink, I really

don't need this on top of everything else. HELP!!!! Faith

October 15, 2004