Bite victim slowly getting better

jessi

|Registered |2010-03-18 15:07:32

I am not really sure if they applied for Medicaid, as it is not my business nor
yours if they applied. Also, they are not asking you personally for donations,
the community gets together as a whole and asks for donations when a tragedy
happens to a neighbor. But it is just that, a donation, nothing more. It is
not mandated to give them money. No one is making you give them money. Last I
checked the definition of a donation is "a gift given, typically for
charitable purposes to benefit a cause." If this bothers you so much simply
don't donate. Tragedies happen every day and it is wonderful our communities
can come together and support each other like this and to sit and speak ill
about why or why not they have no health insurance is very sad.

eyeswideopen

|Registered |2010-03-18 00:06:51

I would want to be there as well. If this family is over income levels for
medicaid, they make more than most. What are they going to do when the health
care reform passes? They will be fined by the government for not having
insurance...then what ask for help with the fine? There are many children who
are eligible for medicaid that are not receiving it due to parents don't know
that they are eligible. The amount that was given is for medicaid at a premium
level. Not free medicaid.

eyeswideopen

|Registered |2010-03-17 23:59:45

Did they apply? I have a good feeling that the family is larger than 3. Since
I saw an older brother being interviewed on TV. I am just giving information
that there is insurance available. Do you know that the family has been denied.
Maybe the families that are below the above and have no insurance available
should apply for medicaid. They can do it on line through the department of
Social Services web site. I beleive that this family may be eligible for
medicaid and should explore those resorces before asking for the public to
donate

andrew - Open your eyes

|2010-03-16 22:26:37

We need to pass healthcare reform now.....Stories such as this make it clear
that the people, the majority ,have a desperate need for health care system
reform.
When a broken arm costs $40,000 to set.
When an illness will ruin your
family financially, there is a huge flaw in our system.
All forms of government
systems are hybrids, no such thing as a system without socialism.
Why do
insurance companies, hospitals, drug companies get rich while average,sick
people get ruined?
Really, ...why??

jessi - Medicaid

|Registered |2010-03-15 16:26:07

I am not sure where that information came from and I am not going to argue about
it since I am not sure if it is accurate. But, $4,500 per month for a family of
3 seems a little high if that is the correct amount then there are many families
out there that should qualify. I don't know too many families that make that
kind of money and only have 1 child. The best information I could find came off
the Social Services website and it states that a child whose family does not
have access to health insurance can have a household income not to exceed $2289
per month for a family of three.
Also even if this family were to get
approved for Medicaid, it does not pay for the families traveling expenses, just
the daughters. I don't know about you but if it were my 7 year old I would want
to be there for every surgery and would want my husband there too.

eyeswideopen - following closely

|Registered |2010-03-12 06:35:54

I have follwed the story... a family of 3, would have to make over $4500.00 per
month not to be eligible financially for medicaid at all. There are other
eligibility factors such as citizenship that might make them not eligible. This
family is asking for help from the public so the assumption is that they do not
make that kind of money. It would be interesting to know why medicaid denied
coverage...

jessi - insurance is not available

|Registered |2010-03-10 09:27:53

eyeswide open, if you were following this story you would know that this family
(as many families) do not qualify for the Missouri Medicaid program and do not
have ANY health insurance. Therefor all medical expenses are to be self paid.

eyeswideopen - insurance is available

|Registered |2010-03-09 19:29:04

Just wanted to let everyone know that insurance may be active and available to
this little girl. Missouri has a program commonly known as Medicaid. This
child may already be active on the program, as the hospital would have sent a
social worker to assist with application process for those who have no
insurance. This program also provides free transportation to the recipients for
those follow up visits that she will be needing.

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