Eligibility for Other Programs:If you become eligible for other assistance programs, such as Medicaid or Extra Help for prescription drug costs, you may qualify for an SEP to make changes to your Medicare coverage. Special Circumstances:Certain unique circumstances, such as being affected by a natu...
Look into Medicaid or CHIP You can also see if you qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), since both offer enrollment at any time. Ready for open enrollment? Whether you’re preparing for the next open enrollment period or hoping to qualify for a special ...
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps people with limited income and few assets cover health care costs and long-term care costs. But what exactly does low income and limited resources mean? Can you get Medicaid if you own a home? Can you own a car on Medicaid? What...
What might be better is to have a discussion with the Social worker where she is and begin the process of application to medicaid. They will help you with this process. If you have family yourself and a job I would strongly urge you not to bring her into your home. I guess I should...
it’s a mix of all three. Many insurers, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, are nonprofits. The biggest insurers are Medicare and Medicaid, which are single-payer public programs. So is the Veterans Affairs Department. Other insurers are for-profit companies, like UnitedHeal...
It was ugly. We were invested at only a small fraction of the level where we are now, but even with smaller numbers, it still took our breath away how fast our money (at least on paper) evaporated. We learned the lesson thatwe can’t always bank on going back to work, and the ma...