The run around
by Jackie Lima—Pennsylvania
Three years ago this man went through a divorce and was awarded custody of his teenage daughter. A consistent worker all of his life, he kept losing his jobs as he struggled with health issues. Each time he lost his job, he would lose his health care. He was eventually sent for a stress test at a hospital and was found to have a bad heart with a string of other problems.
He applied and was accepted for medical assistance BUT because his daughter was receiving cash assistance from social security, he was disqualified and taken off. He could receive assistance for medications but was told he must be on Social Security for two years to qualify for the health care program. Even with a pacemaker, he had no doctor care for those two years. Luckily, his daughter was covered by SCHIP (the State Children’s Health Insurance Program) during this time. Now he is old enough to receive Medicare and all seems to be resolved at this time.
Tags: Health Care, Medicare, SCHIP
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