correction- A person can be on medicaid and NOT welfare. A person does
NOT have to be poor per say. I have seen too many people loose
everything because of the assumption of having to be 'poor'. 80-90k in
money assets to someone with 2500 in cash assets is considered to the
person with the lower cash assets  to be a 'millionaire'. Cash assets-
not total assests.

Read about medicaid and medicare guidelines thoroughly and ask an
attorney specializing in taxes and elder care. For people over 60/65
their is Passport to help with HHA care. Those under 60 there is Waiver
care- helps with medical bills, med costs, ect. These are medicaid
programs. They are godsends for when a person gets more dependent.
Medical costs for one month could range from 6000 to 8000 on a good
month and 8000. to 10 k on a bad month. These costs are for ONE month
with excellent insurance coverage.  HHA and therapy eats up alot of
money. HOWEVER they are both necessities to a person but not insurance
companies.

WHen a person starts needing a HHA; everything is never totally covered,
even under medicaid. Nothing is free. HOWEVER, the waiver program are a
Godsend for those who can stay at home with their young kids and
spouses. Ivan is on such a program and many other younger ones. Passport
usually only gets bathing and dressed, and if ur lucky an aide who will
go that extra mile and prepare a snack for the patient.>>> 2-3 times a
week

People need to read financial planning info as to how to plan their
financial future as well as positive outlook.

sincerely
nancy
Norma Dikeman wrote:
>
> We have insurance and medicaire (through the government) and people who are on
> welfare have medicaid. Luckily nearly everything is paid for through our
> insurance. Of course we have to pay for the insurance and the medicaire but they
> do cover the bills. My husband just had a pacemaker installed. The cost was
> $33,000 plus. Our bill was $0.00. He was helicoptered to the hospital. We
> haven't seen the bill for that yet but we are told it will be close to $6,000.
> And that was just one illness. Every day there is something else. I'm sure you
> know what I mean. I wonder how our insurance company can afford to have clients
> like us. We live in a small community. There are lots of primary care physicians
> available for us to chose from. I have a lung specialist 35 West miles of us. My
> husband's neurologist is 40 miles East of us
> The local doctor is in contact with the neurologist and the cardiologist. We
> feel comfortable with the care. I just wish we could go 2 days without having to
> call or visit one of them (G).
>
> And to think, 8 years ago we were looking forward to retirement to enjoy it! No
> one ever knows what is in store for them. I was the handicapped one. Now I am
> super healthy in comparison to my husband who was hardly ever sick until PD.
> I just hope we can see some improvement when these meds start to take affect.
> How long does it take before Requip begins to work?
>
> Norma
>
> Beryl Pine wrote:
>
> > Message text written by "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network"
> > >A big reason why I'm glad the U.S. does not have government funded health
> > care.
> > Norma<
> >
> > Norma
> > Yes, it does have its drawbacks, but it also can be a godsend for many
> > people who otherwise could not afford even basic medical care. Some say our
> > provincial government has  damaged our health care with cutbacks, but
> > emergencies do get attention. It's just these darned waiting lists for
> > non-emergencies that drive us wild.
> > Beryl
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