cindeerella29
09-21-2003, 05:09 AM
I can't get medi-cal, can't afford insurance, so what do i do?
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jelibehn
09-26-2003, 07:34 PM
I don't know. Did you mean MediCare? I had that when I was in California more than 20 years ago and it was as difficult as filling out papers.
I'm in Michigan now. I also don't have insurance. I priced it and there is no way I can afford it. Do I have to marry just to be added or plan in advance how to put myself "down"?
Have you found any other options?
I'm in Michigan now. I also don't have insurance. I priced it and there is no way I can afford it. Do I have to marry just to be added or plan in advance how to put myself "down"?
Have you found any other options?
kslittledevil
10-12-2003, 11:22 AM
I'm in the same boat except that I need a subtalar fusion to the left ankle. It's frustrating. I can't work because the dr won't let me therefore no insurance. I am on indigent care within the county I live in, but they don't want to cover the surgery. Is there anything I can do?
rubindj
10-13-2003, 08:51 PM
In my area we have Vocation Rehab which will pay for surgery / procedures that will let people return to work. You may want to ask your doctor about that.
sleeptweedledee
10-17-2003, 08:04 PM
Well I am in the same boat I have no health insurance and need sinus surgery, CT scan found a mass in my uterus, enlarged uterus and I feel miserable all the time. Medicaid told me if I could get the hospital to consider emergency surgery then the Medicaid would pick it up but I am married don’t work because I am in nursing school and have two children. "Sheeeesh" I am at my wits end. When the hospital found the mass in my Uterus they were actually looking for Kidney stones because I went in for a severe UTI with large amounts of blood in my urinary track, well they put a urine trap in me and kept me in a waiting room for eight hours or so I guess to determine surgery but when they found out I had no insurance they let me go and said to find a Doctor first thing the next morning. I have never understood that till this day. I suffer so much pain in my uterus that I am bent over screaming sometimes and I would go back in to the hospital but they did some Horrible test on me and I do not want to go through all that again just to have to walk back out.
Well Just wanted to let ya know I to fit right in this situation. Good Luck all! :round:
Well Just wanted to let ya know I to fit right in this situation. Good Luck all! :round:
rubindj
10-20-2003, 12:47 AM
You might be able to get insurance through your school for about 200-300 per semester if your a full time student. Often times they have little or now pre-exisiting exclusion.
These are often HMO plans, so you will have to go through the hoops, but something is better than nothing.
These are often HMO plans, so you will have to go through the hoops, but something is better than nothing.
hapa
10-24-2003, 10:15 PM
I hate to sound negative but this is how I feel about insurance companies: complete scams!
When you actually need to use your insurance, say you have a life-threatening surgery that needs to be performed, they won't pay. I truly believe that health insurance is all good if you got the flu. Anything more serious than that, good luck! My insurance refused everything, including my pain medicine prescriptions because, I was told, "it's too expensive." Yet I pay them $500 a month for double coverage (HMO & PPO) along with my deductible! Go figure. I've paid more money to doctors when I have insurance than I did when I was uninsured.
When you actually need to use your insurance, say you have a life-threatening surgery that needs to be performed, they won't pay. I truly believe that health insurance is all good if you got the flu. Anything more serious than that, good luck! My insurance refused everything, including my pain medicine prescriptions because, I was told, "it's too expensive." Yet I pay them $500 a month for double coverage (HMO & PPO) along with my deductible! Go figure. I've paid more money to doctors when I have insurance than I did when I was uninsured.