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Medicaid Question. Posted: 09-25-06 00:49am
First of all .I'd like to say that .I am
officially fed up with my family. First
of all, mine &my sister's family
birthday party was .Saturday night. All
our family comes over &we have dinner
&desert, &they give us just plain
ole' cards. It's fun. But one of my
aunts &uncles didn't even bother to
get me a card. But they got my sister
one. It's just a stupid card, but for
heaven's sake. They didn't even talk to
me the whole time they were over.
Anyhow. Yesterday, .I got a thing in the
mail, about how .I have a "home visit" for
my healthy moms &babies medicaid
account thingy. &.My cousin was on
medicaid when she had her son, so .I asked
her what they do at a home visit, &she
said ".Um, come to your house.." &.I
said "...Haha, duh? I just mean what do
they do when they're there?" &.Thennn
she said ".Oh. Well the girl who did mine
was a good friend of mine in high school,
so .I can't really help you. Sorry.
Bye." .What is that?! Ughh. Made me so
mad. Everyone is being so rude.
A.N.Y.W.A.Y!
My question is basically that.
Anyone that has/had medicaid, what should
.I expect at my home visit? I'm so
nervous! Especially since .I just changed
my address from my boyfriend's house to my
house [my parents house too]. I don't
know why that worries me, but .I just
don't want them to be like "oh poor little
girl living with mommy &daddy needs
medicaid."
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chky_minx
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-25-06 01:05am
Hey, don't worry about it. A lot of
people are snooty when you become a single
mom... Probably if you get that reaction
from the person going to your house, you
could file a complaint. - they can't act
like that when they do what they do.
As for your cousin - maybe she just wants
you to experience what she experienced.
The fear and not knowing what to do.
Maybe she's just bitter with her life that
she doesn't want you to fly by it so easy.
Anyway, you're not the bad person in the
scenario.
Aunts and uncles - they do tend to play
favourites... Hopefully when it happens
to their children, you can shove it back
to their face - well, maybe not cause
you're a better person than that.
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-25-06 01:18am
That's the thing, though.
I'm not single. Not at all.
I'm marrying the father of my baby!
Lol, they're all just old fashioned
&rude.
It's just frustrating.
I just wanna know what to expect at the
visit.
Like, what are they going to be looking
for?
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chky_minx
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-25-06 01:26am
A pity - they got old but not wiser...
Anyway, they would just question you, look
at your stuff and check whether you have
bars of gold hidden away. It's nothing
for you to be worried about. You live
with your parents surely that is
indicative that you need medicaid. But I
think you should still hide the diamonds
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-25-06 01:31am
Lol, see, that's what .I'm worried
about.
Our house is nice.
You'd think we'd be well off.
But we're soo poor.
We rent the house from my grandpa.
For $200/mo. That's it.
I just don't want it to seem like .I
don't
need medicaid, because .I really really
do.
My primary insurance doesn't cover
pregnancy,
&my parents refuse to put it on my
insurance policy
because it's a lot more expensive per
month.
*sigh* .I'm probably just thinking too
much.
Thanks so much for you help too, by the
way.
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chky_minx
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-25-06 02:24am
As you said, your family is just renting.
They will also have to take that into
consideration. They might also look into
the family income and your boyfriend's
since you are planning to get married.
Women in general think too much... We
have the tendency to make our lives
miserable when there's no need too...
Cheer up. It will all be okay :d
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alanna
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Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 100 Location: Norfolk, VA USA
Posted: 09-25-06 02:34am
I don't think they'd base your need for
medicaid on how nice your house is...They
might ask for tax information to see how
much money your parents made total last
year. Well, i'd hope thats how they do
it.
But don't worry about your aunts and
uncles...That how my mother acts. She's
still mad that i'm pregnant, and i'm due
any day now. She's just selfish and can't
get over the fact that yes, i'm having a
baby. Oh well. She can bite my a$$.
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-25-06 02:41am
Seriously, it's just like..
Yeah, .I'm pregnant, .I'm 19,
.I'm not married but .I will be.
Get the f*$% over it.
Being rude &angry isn't going to
change a thing.
I may reschedule my home visit.
Because .I'd really rather my mom
be home when they come.
Ay yi yi.
But hey it's almost 3am here in
.Illinois,
which means it's .Monday,
which means .I'm officially 15wks!
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 09-25-06 08:43am
I never got a home visit...Maybe it
depends on the state.
I wouldn't panic. Tell them that your
parents refuse to help you financially.
Sarah
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-25-06 09:00am
At 19, your income is based on what you
make. Not what your parents make. In
fact, the only reason your parents would
be brought into anything with medicaid
would be if you need something from them
to say you are paying rent - or not paying
rent and they are 'gifting' that to you.
A home visit is a home visit. They are
making sure you are in a safe environment
for yourself and your child. They are
also making sure you are not scamming the
system (this happens more often than you
might think and it has nothing to do with
you personally).
There is no reason to fear a visit by
someone from the state. They are doing it
for your benefit. Healthy moms &
babies is just that - they are making sure
you are taking care of you and the baby.
Relax.
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liwikiwi
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Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 235 Location: Canada
Posted: 09-25-06 09:05am
Families blow lol, I was engaged before I
got pregnant and my family still treats me
like a lil peice of poo (i'm 19, same as
you...My future hubby is 26, almost
27---so they're also pissy that he's
older)..Don't worry about it, start your
family and just raise em right so that
your grandkids and such won't have to deal
with that b/s...I don't know anything
about medicaid..But from what everyone
else said, it doesn't sound like you have
alot to worry about...Are your parents
planning on supporting you?? ..Just
wondering because of what the last poster
said...=) good luck with everything hun
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 09-25-06 10:39am
When the nurse came to my house, all she
basically did was ask me questions about
my health history, about .Jacob, about
income in the house, whether I wanted to
do .W.I.C, she weighed me with a portable
scale, and just sat and talked to me about
pretty much everything. She was super
nice.
**edited for spelling**
I have illinois medicaid and I never had a
"home visit"?
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 09-25-06 12:05pm
They did when I lived in .Illinois. She
was from the .Health .Department.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-25-06 13:42pm
I have .Wisconsin medicaid, and i've never
had a home visit. Sorry I couldn't have
been more help.
But i'm sure everything will be fine, and
I don't think they even count your
boyfriends income since you 2 aren't
married yet. Good luck!
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-25-06 13:43pm
Yeah, what .I have isn't actually called
".Medicaid" it's a program called .Healthy
.Moms &.Babies. It's just like
.Medicaid, except... It's... Not.
Lol! The letter .I got was from the
health department, like .Sandra said.
&liwikiwi, no, my parents do not
&are not going to support me
financially. That's why .I have to have
medicaid, lol. My insurance doesn't
cover pregnancy, &they won't pay a
penny of my doctor/hospital bills or
anything. It's understandable. I'm
almost 20 &.I got myself pregnant,
&.I want to do it the right way-
without the help of mommy &daddy.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 09-25-06 14:06pm
Weird. I was approved for .Medicaid
during my pregnancy and all I had to do
was fill out some paperwork and provide
w2's and a month's worth of paystubs. No
home visits at all. Then again, I live in
.Louisiana and became pregnant shortly
after .Hurricane .Rita tore through our
city, so they might have skipped a few
steps since everything was chaotic.
My .Medicaid coverage is ending at the end
of .October (got it for
prenatal/postpartum care only), but
.Alyvia is on it now, and we still haven't
had a home visit.
yeah, what .I have isn't
actually called ".Medicaid" it's a program
called .Healthy .Moms &.Babies.
It's just like .Medicaid, except...
It's... Not. Lol! The letter .I
got was from the health department, like
.Sandra said.
&liwikiwi, no, my parents do not
&are not going to support me
financially. That's why .I have to
have medicaid, lol. My insurance
doesn't cover pregnancy, &they won't
pay a penny of my doctor/hospital bills or
anything. It's understandable. I'm
almost 20 &.I got myself pregnant,
&.I want to do it the right way-
without the help of mommy
&daddy.
that s exactly what I have-it is medicaid,
they just have different names for it.
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arcadia
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Posted: 09-25-06 16:15pm
Maybe it's just an .Illinois thing,
then.
My cousin had one, a few friends of mine
told me just a bit ago they had home
visits, too.
&.Why are these people so hard to get
a hold of!?
Lol, .I need to make sure they know .I
changed
my address. I called a different office
like a
week ago &had to leave a message with
my
parents address, but they never got back
to me.
&.I called the health department
office hours ago
to make sure .T.H.E.Y know .I have a
different
address, left a message without my new
address,
&still haven't gotten a call back!
It's so d*amn frustrating.
My cousin had one, a few friends of mine
told me just a bit ago they had home
visits, too.
&.Why are these people so hard to get
a hold of!?
Lol, .I need to make sure they know .I
changed
my address. I called a different office
like a
week ago &had to leave a message with
my
parents address, but they never got back
to me.
&.I called the health department
office hours ago
to make sure .T.H.E.Y know .I have a
different
address, left a message without my new
address,
&still haven't gotten a call back!
It's so d*amn
frustrating.
omg I know. Everytime I try to call the
dhs office I get a recording. They have
extensions, and when I try to conncet to
any of them, I get hung up on or re
directed to the main recording. What a
joke.
I also was told my file was sent from
sprigfield to the kane county office in
may. Its sept., and the kane office says
they do not have my file there.
Idiots.
And I still dont know who my caseworker
is. God those people make me mad.
