Medicaid/medicare and SSI/SSD

[Guest guest]

Sherrie,

Not everyone can qualify for SSD. Its a different program from SSI. SSD is based on your earnings over a period of time. If you did not work enough or have no spouse to draw off then you would not be able to get SSD. You can however apply for SSI. That is open to everyone or meets the disability guidelines as well as the income guidelines. SSI is an income based program for those that meet a certain criteria. I have a daughter that was on SSI and for a family of four our max monthly income was $2800 a month...One penny over that and she got no money and no medicaid. In most states SSI comes automaticly with medicaid...not in all states though. I am in texas and have lived in SC and GA and they all had SSI/mediciad as a package deal. I lived in Hawaii and my duaghter did not get medicaid with SSI. Hawaii has state semi-socialized medicine program.

You can get SSD and also get medicare and medicaid. If your income is low enough the medicaid will pick up where the medicare has left off.

Please check your local paper for articles about proposed changes to the SSD/SSI system. This many effect you or others around you in the future.

SSDI-social security disability income

SSI-social security income

I truly thinks he government makes these programs intentionally confusing to make sure that those of us that are sick get nothing!

Toni

In a message dated 1/20/2005 5:39:54 PM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:16:01 -0000 From: "scorn720" <scorn720@...>Subject: Re: Antibiotic protocol I am on medcade and medicare to if you are on ssi why aren't you on ssd i am I called all the reumy in town untill i found one that took madicade then i booked an appoontment that is how i i found one all so i went to the university hosiptal here and they treated my first any chance you can do that Sherrie --- In