Re: Update Medicaid HBWD State ID

[Guest guest]

I am incredulous that the earliest possible appointment at the Adult Down Center

clinic is September!!! Wow...that is a long wait. What happens if you have a

more urgent need?

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Update Medicaid HBWD State ID

So here is where we are so far: My son is almost 27 and has

DS. He is on SSD, Medicare A and B. He is covered (as long as I

live) on my medical, dental, prescription plans. PACT called me and

told me I had to jump now as new fudning was coming in soon. I

applied for Medicaid and they qualified him with a $485.00 spend down

which they only sent him a card for Dec. and Jan. and he will

probably be canceled after a few months for not meeting his spend

down. (thank God he is healthy right now) I just filled out the

papers and mailed them today to apply for HBWD and hopefully they

will let him buy in at about $69.00 a month. And am finishing up his

processes for PACT even tho PACT already send his packet in to apply

for Home Base assistance. We had his physical done today so now we

sit and wait.

We also had his state ID updated (no charge) and they gave me a form

to have the doctor fill out (LOL just went there) called the

Application for Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card. The

lady said it is not only free but you get other perks with it like

maybe you can get a free fishing license or something. Does anyone

know any info on that? We have an appointment for Sept at the Adult

DS Clinic in Park Ridge. This feels good, getting this stuff in

motion. Now I will sit and wait, right?

Shirley

[Guest guest]

Ellen, it is for a new patient work up and we just saw Chris's GP today so it

was no hurry. Once you are a patient, they will see you right away if you need

to be seen. I wanted to wait awhile since he has no health problems and just

saw his GP today. Shirley

Ellen Bronfeld <egskb@...> wrote: I am incredulous that the

earliest possible appointment at the Adult Down Center clinic is September!!!

Wow...that is a long wait. What happens if you have a more urgent need?

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Update Medicaid HBWD State ID

So here is where we are so far: My son is almost 27 and has

DS. He is on SSD, Medicare A and B. He is covered (as long as I

live) on my medical, dental, prescription plans. PACT called me and

told me I had to jump now as new fudning was coming in soon. I

applied for Medicaid and they qualified him with a $485.00 spend down

which they only sent him a card for Dec. and Jan. and he will

probably be canceled after a few months for not meeting his spend

down. (thank God he is healthy right now) I just filled out the

papers and mailed them today to apply for HBWD and hopefully they

will let him buy in at about $69.00 a month. And am finishing up his

processes for PACT even tho PACT already send his packet in to apply

for Home Base assistance. We had his physical done today so now we

sit and wait.

We also had his state ID updated (no charge) and they gave me a form

to have the doctor fill out (LOL just went there) called the

Application for Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card. The

lady said it is not only free but you get other perks with it like

maybe you can get a free fishing license or something. Does anyone

know any info on that? We have an appointment for Sept at the Adult

DS Clinic in Park Ridge. This feels good, getting this stuff in

motion. Now I will sit and wait, right?

Shirley

[Guest guest]

Ok, thanks...I was worried that you always had to wait this long for medical

care...that would be pretty awful!

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Update Medicaid HBWD State ID

So here is where we are so far: My son is almost 27 and has

DS. He is on SSD, Medicare A and B. He is covered (as long as I

live) on my medical, dental, prescription plans. PACT called me and

told me I had to jump now as new fudning was coming in soon. I

applied for Medicaid and they qualified him with a $485.00 spend down

which they only sent him a card for Dec. and Jan. and he will

probably be canceled after a few months for not meeting his spend

down. (thank God he is healthy right now) I just filled out the

papers and mailed them today to apply for HBWD and hopefully they

will let him buy in at about $69.00 a month. And am finishing up his

processes for PACT even tho PACT already send his packet in to apply

for Home Base assistance. We had his physical done today so now we

sit and wait.

We also had his state ID updated (no charge) and they gave me a form

to have the doctor fill out (LOL just went there) called the

Application for Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card. The

lady said it is not only free but you get other perks with it like

maybe you can get a free fishing license or something. Does anyone

know any info on that? We have an appointment for Sept at the Adult

DS Clinic in Park Ridge. This feels good, getting this stuff in

motion. Now I will sit and wait, right?

Shirley