Denise, as the last poster noted- take ALL documentation of medical expenses. If it seems excessive, it might be just what you need to win the case. It's great you are bringing in letters from the doctors, that is always helpful. Here's a list of what I brought for our food stamp hearing:
1.List of medical expenses since the beginning of the year-I put them on an excel spread sheet separated by month, and totaled by month-very easy for people to view. Make sure to include all information on copays, insurance premiums, out of pocket expenses for non-covered but necessary benefits...
2. ALL MEDICAL relate reciepts or pharmacy print outs as well as any doctor fee print outs-I made copies of the reciepts at work so nobody needed to make copies of mine and "loose them".
3. Some print outs on Cystic Fibrosis, expenses unique to CF such as extra food expenses, pediasure/boost/excel shakes, and anything else you can think of to justify expenses
I also throughly researched the FS program on the website. So in your case, I recommend you visit the SC health and human services website and review the medical elgibility and criteria. Do they allow for medical deductions to meet "income limits"?; do they have a list of conditions they will cover subject to a "spend down"? I have found that almost all government benefits have a loophole, being that you can find a way to make it work for you.
If you have any more questions, let me know.
Julie (wife to Mark 24 w/CF)
