New to the group: Question about therapy funding/programs

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

For the past year I have been struggling to get my insurance to cover therapies

for my son (our insurance is based in NY where Autism insurance laws have not

yet been established). I was wondering if anyone knows of any programs or grants

to cover therapies in South Florida. I have tried Healthy Kids/CMS, but we don't

qualify b/c DH makes more than the 40k a year salary cap required for CMS. I

also looked into Broward Children's Center for therapies but their grant runs

out in September and I don't want to start him with new therapists and then have

to change again. We are currently paying out of pocket thousands of dollars

every month and we are already going into major debt to the point where we might

have to sell our home. I'm sure many of you are also struggling through this, I

just wanted to make sure we didn't miss any other options or grant programs that

might be out there. Thanks for your help, Shiri.

[Guest guest]

Shiri,As many of the people on this list-we all are dealing with insurance issues. Some of us are still dealing with it. Nova has some great programs at a discounted rate. You will be mostly dealing with graduate student but they are run by professionals. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Sender: sList Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:25:35 -0000To: <sList >ReplyTo: sList Subject: New to the group: Question about therapy funding/programs Hi all,For the past year I have been struggling to get my insurance to cover therapies for my son (our insurance is based in NY where Autism insurance laws have not yet been established). I was wondering if anyone knows of any programs or grants to cover therapies in South Florida. I have tried Healthy Kids/CMS, but we don't qualify b/c DH makes more than the 40k a year salary cap required for CMS. I also looked into Broward Children's Center for therapies but their grant runs out in September and I don't want to start him with new therapists and then have to change again. We are currently paying out of pocket thousands of dollars every month and we are already going into major debt to the point where we might have to sell our home. I'm sure many of you are also struggling through this, I just wanted to make sure we didn't miss any other options or grant programs that might be out there. Thanks for your help, Shiri.

[Guest guest]

What type of therapy are you looking for? ARC Broward has funding to provide up to 25 hrs of in-home ABA services (using a consultative model), up to 120 hrs of respite care, a parents as teachers program, and various other services and supports (each with specifi eligibility requirements). Please feel free to contact me at the number below and I would be happy to provide you with more information about how we might be able to assist you. Also, 211 Broward has information about all of the resources in Broward county (on line at http://www.211-broward.org/ or dial 211).

Preston, MS Director of Children's Services ARC Broward 10250 NW 53rd Street Sunrise, FL 33351

www.arcbroward.com

Enriching the Lives of Individuals with disABILITIES since 1957...

[Guest guest]

Have you tried ARC in broward? They have a sliding scale depending on your

income and as long as your child meets eligability requirements they offer all

kinds of services.

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> Shiri,

>

> As many of the people on this list-we all are dealing with insurance issues.

Some of us are still dealing with it. Nova has some great programs at a

discounted rate. You will be mostly dealing with graduate student but they are

run by professionals.

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

> New to the group: Question about therapy

funding/programs

>

> Hi all,

> For the past year I have been struggling to get my insurance to cover

therapies for my son (our insurance is based in NY where Autism insurance laws

have not yet been established). I was wondering if anyone knows of any programs

or grants to cover therapies in South Florida. I have tried Healthy Kids/CMS,

but we don't qualify b/c DH makes more than the 40k a year salary cap required

for CMS. I also looked into Broward Children's Center for therapies but their

grant runs out in September and I don't want to start him with new therapists

and then have to change again. We are currently paying out of pocket thousands

of dollars every month and we are already going into major debt to the point

where we might have to sell our home. I'm sure many of you are also struggling

through this, I just wanted to make sure we didn't miss any other options or

grant programs that might be out there. Thanks for your help, Shiri.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the information! I will be looking into all the options

mentioned! Hopefully we can find a program that we qualify for!

Shiri

>

> What type of therapy are you looking for? ARC Broward has funding to

> provide up to 25 hrs of in-home ABA services (using a consultative

> model), up to 120 hrs of respite care, a parents as teachers program,

> and various other services and supports (each with specifi eligibility

> requirements). Please feel free to contact me at the number below and I

> would be happy to provide you with more information about how we might

> be able to assist you. Also, 211 Broward has information about all of

> the resources in Broward county (on line at http://www.211-broward.org/

> or dial 211).

>

>

> Preston, MS

> Director of Children's Services

> ARC Broward

> 10250 NW 53rd Street

> Sunrise, FL 33351

>

>

> www.arcbroward.com

>

> Enriching the Lives of Individuals with disABILITIES since 1957...

>

>