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Topic: health insurance, medicaid, et al......
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naiad
Knowflake Posts: 865
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Registered: Sep 2006
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posted April 20, 2007 10:11 AM
 
greetings health gurus ~i find that very soon i will have to apply for medicaid, or be without health insurance. i am so unfamiliar with this territory, and it would of great benefit to have the valuable insight on this topic of other people here. i tend to love the health and healing foum for its straightforward discussion of issues such as the medical theocracy and the truth behind real healing. i'd like to find more info and understanding of these issues -- medicaid, health insurance, major medical -- if anyone here has any thoughts, ideas, or experiences to share. thanks!  IP: Logged |
thirteen
Knowflake Posts: 878
From: Rochester Hills, MI USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted April 20, 2007 01:55 PM
I used to work in the health care industry and I did medical billing for the dr.s office i worked in. Anyway.. medicaid is a goverment burocracy, they move slow and if you have issues you will probably have to call 3-4 times to get it straightened out. I say that only so you will know what to expect. Maybe its better now. Any dr. office billing person should know how to bill them properly for services. The billing person at any dr. office is someone you might want to have a good relationship with.
Really its just like any other insurance carrier. Some of the procedure codes may be different too but again that is up to the billing person to know about.
My other question is for covered services does medicaid pay 100%. If not how does the balance get paid? Just some of the finacial tidbits that you might ask about now so it doesn't come up later and be a problem for you.My grandmother who was in the nursing home used medicaid because she owned no home and really did not have other assets. There were no problems that we were ever aware of with the agency. Maybe that means they are efficent these days. IP: Logged |
naiad
Knowflake Posts: 865
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Registered: Sep 2006
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posted April 24, 2007 02:40 PM
hi thirteen ~thank you for your thoughtful reply. those are things i had not considered. actually, you reassured me a lot about the prospect of broaching this issue. wouldn't your grandmother qualify for medicare as well? thanks again,
love, naiad
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thirteen
Knowflake Posts: 878
From: Rochester Hills, MI USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted April 25, 2007 10:04 AM
Ok, great.
She did have medicare but when she went to live at the nursing home it was converted over to medicaid. There was an application process to do so but it my couzen who did that paperwork. Once her medicaid was accepted my mother never again saw any paperwork or medical bills. She had hip surgery during her time there and medicaid must have paid for it.IP: Logged |
naiad
Knowflake Posts: 865
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Registered: Sep 2006
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posted April 25, 2007 10:26 AM
hmmmmm....i was afraid of medicaid before, but i guess it sounds ok.  IP: Logged |
zenwarner
Knowflake Posts: 334
From: tx, usa
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted May 07, 2007 12:00 AM
its is very very difficult to get accepted though. good luck. IP: Logged |
BlueRoamer
Knowflake Posts: 2510
From: Calm Blue Ocean, Calm Blue Ocean
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 07, 2007 02:13 AM
Medicaid is better than no health insurance.IP: Logged |
naiad
Knowflake Posts: 865
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Registered: Sep 2006
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posted May 07, 2007 02:14 AM
thanks...i thought as much. (about qualifying for it) IP: Logged |
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