Re: CoQ10/Medicaid / Shayna

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann-Marie,

Yes, I live in MA. At this point, Medicaid sometimes covers CoQ10 and

the rest of the cocktail and sometimes it doesn't. My doctor can't see

any rhyme or reason to the discrepancies in their decisions.

Yes, a group including the Thorells filed a bill with the state

legislature to cover treatment for mito. According to my state

legislator, this bill was killed by the state's new health care bill.

You might have read about the state bill since it hit the national

papers as a model for all states to increase health care coverage

(though some of us aren't so sure it's a great bill--but I'll spare

you the non-mito details and politics). Regarding mito, unfortunately

the new state bill included a stipulation that no other new health

care bills could be passed for the next 3 years or so. So my

understanding is that we can't go through with the mito health care

bill at this time.

Sigh :-(,

Shayna

> p.s. I'm now trying to get Medicaid to pay for the CoQ10. If they

> agree, you'll see a wildly exhilirated post from me, I'm sure. :-)

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[Guest guest]

The question of whether Medicaid, the new Medicare prescription program or other

insurance plans might or should cover prescribed supplements for conditions like

Mito is an interesting one. I wonder if an organization like MDA has looked

into this or has any knowledge about it, since many people with the diseases

they cover are probably taking prescribed supplements and live in different

states with different Medicaid programs. I would think that this question has

come up many times before.

Randall

CoQ10/Medicaid / Shayna

Shayna,

What state do you live in? I know that in some states Medicaid does pay for

supplements including CoQ10.

I know that there were some people in Massachusetts that were working on

getting MA. Medicaid to pay for the CoQ10. Although I am not sure if they

succeeded or not. Does anyone who lives in MA. know if their Medicaid program

pays for CoQ10?

I believe it was Donna and Rod Thorell from MA. that were working on this

proposal. Hey Donna are you out there? Can you give us some information on this?

I would think that if you have a diagnosis that uses CoQ10 for a treatment

that Medicaid would pay for it. But I doubt they would pay for the Tishcon/Epic

brand. Most likely only OTC (over the counter) type.

Good Luck and let us know how you make out!!

Hugs,

Ann-Marie

Shayna wrote:

p.s. I'm now trying to get Medicaid to pay for the CoQ10. If they

agree, you'll see a wildly exhilirated post from me, I'm sure. :-)