Did you also apply for SSDI at the same time, or did you know you that you didn't have the work credits required?
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<br />As for the medicaid coverage, here's some info I found, I'll provide links to the sites as well.
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<br />Who is elgible for medicaid in Pennsylvania?
<br />.Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients - these are individuals who meet the SSI disability criteria or who are 65 and over. They must also meet certain income and asset requirements. For individuals, their income must be less than 76 percent of the FPL and their assets cannot exceed $2,000.
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<br />Mandatory Medicaid Services Additional Medical Services*
<br />.EPSDT Services for Children Under Age 21
<br />.Family Planning Services and Supplies
<br />.Home Health Care for Persons Eligible
<br />.Inpatient Hospital Services
<br />.Laboratory and X-Ray Services
<br />.Medical and Surgical Dental Services
<br />.Nurse Midwife Services
<br />.Nursing Facility Services
<br />.Outpatient Hospital Services
<br />.Nurse Practitioner Services
<br />.Physician Services
<br />.Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Clinic Services Offered by These Entities
<br />.All Medically Necessary Care for Eligibles Under Age 21
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<br />Medically Necessary is a service or benefit that is reasonably expected to prevent the onset of an illness, condition or disability; reduce or ameliorate the physical, mental or developmental affects of an illness, condition, injury, or disability; assist the recipient to achieve or maintain maximum functional capacity in performing daily activities, taking into account both the functional capacity of the recipient and those functional capacities that are appropriate for members of the same age.
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<br /><b>.Ambulatory Surgical Center
<br />.Birthing Center Services
<br />.Case Management (Targeted)
<br />.Chiropractic
<br />.Dental, including Orthodontics
<br />.Drug & Alcohol Outpatient Clinic
<br />.Hospice
<br />.Inpatient Hospital and Nursing facility Services for 65+ in an Institution for Mental Disease
<br />.Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation
<br />.Intermediate Care Facilities/Other Related Conditions
<br />.Independent Medical Clinic/Surgical Center Medical Supplies and Equipment
<br />.Optometry
<br />.Partial Hospitalization
<br />.Primary Care Case Management Services
<br />.Prescription Drugs
<br />.Podiatrist
<br />.Prosthetic Devices
<br />.Psychiatric Clinic
<br />.Rehabilitation Services
<br />.Renal Dialysis
<br />.Tuberculosis-Related
<br />.Therapy (Occupational, Physical, and Speech for Adults Limited to Those Provided by a Hospital, Outpatient Clinic or Home Health Provider)
<br />.Transportation To and From Appointments
<br />.Home and Community-Based Services are Covered Under a Waiver
<br /> </b>*Adults eligible under the Medically Needy Only Medicaid category are not eligible for these <b>BOLDED</b> services with some exceptions.
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<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.pamedicaid.pitt.edu/faqs.html#a6">http://www.pamedicaid.pitt.edu/faqs.html#a6</a>
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<br />According to the info on this site, <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.pamedicaid.pitt.edu/documents/elig_table_ND_REV5.pdf">http://www.pamedicaid.pitt.edu...elig_table_ND_REV5.pdf</a> youre entitled to FULL Medicaid benefits because of your SSI elgibility.
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<br />I'll have to look into the scholarship/financial aid stuff tomorrow by calling SSA. I'll get back to you on that.
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<br />Happy to help, this is what I LOVE to do!
