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05.29.08, 08:45 AM General Topics
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I'm so angry. My aunt is in her forties, has a 17 yr old son, is a taxpayer and a citizen and a very good person and she's stuck in some stupid loophole where she makes too much money from disability to get medicare and she has to have a heart/lung transplant now. She has pulmonary Hemosiderosis. Her lungs are shot and she can't even get up to use the restroom without help. Her oxygen tank is at the highest level and she is still a constant shade purple. Right now she's in one hospital in ICU waiting for medicare to accept her (my mom has been at their offices for days fighting them) so they can bring her to one of the hospitals in the city (who won't take her without insurance apparently) for the heart/lung transplant. because they just found out that one side of her heart has a hole in it and the other side is severely weakened. What can we do? Anyone have any advice how we can get coverage, money, grants anything. Does anyone know of any non-profit agencies that might help cover emergency surgery? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.29.08, 08:45 AM Flag
 

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I'm sorry about your aunt, but didn't she know she didn't have insurance? I don't think the fact that someone is a taxpayer and nice means she should automatically qualify for Medicare. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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do you mean MEDICAID? if she is on disability she has MEDICARE (as I do). Whatever the issue is, I hope it it fixed and she gets what she needs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:06 AM Flag
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^^^if she has lots of money in her bank accts, she will not get MEDICAID (I was a caseworker for them many moons ago). She will have to gift her money away (like to her son, her family) to show she doesn't have money in savings [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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^^^btw I hope your mother isn't at the wrong offices. Many ppl get MEDICARE and MEDICAID mixed up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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I'll have to ask her. It's all so confusing. I think she is pending her Disability renewal and my mom had signed a letter saying she'd be responsible for her financially and that hurt her ability to get coverage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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