My mom just got turned down

[Karen]

Hee hee - Reggie, the asthma medicine is spelled Singulair - you spelled it like the phone company!

I take Singulair as well, and it's not cheap, so I am always glad I have my insurance.

[critter crazy]

Yeah, I dont take Singulair, but I take Advair, which is pretty much the same thing, and yes it is very expensive.

My SIL Has epilepsy, and her medications would cost her roughly 400$ a month if she didnt have insurance.

[K9karen]

The hospital I use told me they MUST treat you in the ER even though you have no insurance. I just called them to ask, out of curiosity. They told me it's the law.

You can download the forms for Social Security Disabilty and do the paperwork yourself. I didn't need a lawyer. Your mom is in worse shape than me and it only took a few months. Praying she feels better..bad backs are awful. Hopefully things will work out for you guys soon.

Make sure Reggie gives her tons of kisses to cheer her up!

[Hellow]

You can download the forms for Social Security Disabilty and do the paperwork yourself. I didn't need a lawyer.

Well, my mom has been turned down twice for a reason i do not know. Thats why we hired a lawyer.

[Daisy and Delilah]

She needs to go to another hospital possibly?? Some hospitals can not turn you down.

Do you have a health department there? With her medical problems, she needs medicaid or something like that. Is she legally on disability? I'm pretty sure she can get some type of help. Tell her to check into it.

[Hellow]

She needs to go to another hospital possibly?? Some hospitals can not turn you down.

Do you have a health department there? With her medical problems, she needs medicaid or something like that. Is she legally on disability? I'm pretty sure she can get some type of help. Tell her to check into it.

Well, our hospital, by law, cannot turn a patient down because of money. My mom has a lawyer trying to get her on medicaid because she has been turned down twice. I dont know why.

[moosmom]

Reggie,

I'm glad your Mom has a lawyer. Trying to get Social Security Disability Benefits is a long process. It takes 5 months from the time you apply and they get all of her medical records, for them to decide whether or not she qualifies. My guess is that she does.

[jennielynn1970]

This is why I want to just smack some of the people I work with... we just negotiated a new contract for the next 3 years and they had a fit that we have to pay $20 a pay starting next school year for medical, Rx and dental. Our Rx plan costs us $10. a script, for up to 90 days worth. I swear they have no idea what it's like in regular workworld (I was there before, was without insurance before as well). Granted it was a lower co-pay before, and it when I started in the district we paid $8 a pay, and $5. for Rxs, but still, we still have a great plan now. I guess some people complain no matter what... sigh.

I hope that something works out for your family with the medical coverage. I know we can always make due when it comes to food (heck, I can live on grilled cheese, lol), but medical many times cannot be compromised.

[Kalei]

That is horrible! And I really hope your mom doesn't have a dislocated spine..I can't imagine how awkward and painful that could feel. I hope something can be done to help her. Sometimes I think of hospitals so lowly because of the stupid decisions they make sometimes.

My hospital here is one of those hospitals that almost does more harm to people than good. Whenever I need to go to the hospital or outpatients for any reason, I drive a half hour just to go to a different and better hospital.