Re: Re: How to pay bills?

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I'm not sure if this is the best option since we haven't tried it, but I'm

thinking that SSI might help. I'm not sure how much they actually control your

medical decisions once they cover your child.

http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/text-child-ussi.htm

Inga

At 06:17 PM 9/8/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>I am getting WIC for my 3 youngest and it helps a lot, I havn't asked

>around for much help because I've just been kind of out of it not

>able to put it all together with everything. Her ped asked how in

>the world do I pay all these copays with the kids always going to

>docs and specialists and I said I just don't know...she said they

>would love to waive them, they used to be able to but can't anymore

>because of insurance companys fearing more visits would happen and

>they'd be charged more. Thanks for the info, I'll give the local

>reps a try...I sent you an e-mail about the nebulizer

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> mom to Autumn, Summer, Skye and Ocean

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>> > > Hi all, I was wondering is there any trick to paying all these

>> > > medical bills and stuff? We are flat broke minus some and yet

>> > have

>> > > to keep seeing more and more docs and visits and meds etc for

>my

>> > kids

>> > > and after getting all of those, I can't pay electric or water

>or

>> > > anything! WE have applied for assistance through the

>hosptials

>> > and

>> > > have some, but all these copays add up to a small fortune each

>> > > time...like today $12 gas $15 copay $30 meds and now we have to

>> > pay

>> > > for a home nebulizer becasue Autumn is still wheezing and needs

>> > it.

>> > > Then another appt friday, then 4 next week and no matter how I

>> try

>> > to

>> > > schedule them together I jsut can't make it all work. My son

>> Skye

>> > is

>> > > supposed to be getting help for his probs (Aspergers, anxiety,

>> > OCD)

>> > > but I can't pay for it, just the basic appts...we have good

>> > > insurance but the copays add up....is there something out there

>> > that

>> > > I could apply for? I am desperate, I swear I've applied for

>> > > everything so far. Then we found out one of autumns ear tubes

>> > came

>> > > out and she just got them in may...ahhh, how do you all do it?

>> I

>> > > stay home with the kids and my husband has 2 jobs and always

>> works

>> > to

>> > > try to make ends meet but they never do. Any suggestions?

>> > >

>> > > mOm to Autumn 19.5 mos RSS athsma, Summer 8.5 weeks 7

>> > 3/4

>> > > lbs, Ocean 3, Skye 7

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Hi, I know how you feel, it can be overwhelming at times to wonder how your

going to make ends meet and pay all the bills plus medcl . My son's endo and

neurologist make us pay 20% up front since our deductible yearly is 1300 in

network. they call insurance to verify deductible met then chrg us 20%.

Deductible is always met since he gets therapy 2x a week. for pt and ot outside

of school, which he only qualifies 30mins a week there. We can't get help bec

husband makes too much , they don't take medical into consideration. We owe over

a thousand now to er's and ped. and I pay them monthly , I finally tk a job p/t

while he and sister are in school, after school care will not take him since

spec needs. He is on list since he was 18mos for childcare asst. but recvd

letter two months ago he is still on waiting list , number 642 when he started

he was 803. My brother told me at this wait he will be in high school whn he

gets it. lol

I actually had a rep from hospital here tell me , didnt you know you cldn't

afford it whn you tk him, advised her , that wasn't my concern whn he had 103.9

temp and had not ate in two days.

I talk to her manager , which did little good. but thats Memphis for you.

Sheryl

anderkat3 wrote:

Hi, thanks for the advice. The docs office can't waive the fees she

said because of a low and the insurance companies, and that they used

to and she wishes she could. I will ask her about looking at the

second kid when two are sick, that's a good idea. I do the same

thing with the insurnace companies adn hospital bills, I am actually

having a problem with that now for one of my daughters Summer's

visit, there are 4 different statments for the same visit and 3 have

one price and one has something a few hundred higher! One says I

have to pay some penalty, then a couple of weeks later that amount

ended up being payed by them according to the new statement then a

new bill came in and said I owe that penalty again but it's on a

different amount, it's crazy.

thanks for the ideas

mom to Autumn, Summer Ocean and Skye

> > Hi all, I was wondering is there any trick to paying all these

> > medical bills and stuff? We are flat broke minus some and yet

> have

> > to keep seeing more and more docs and visits and meds etc for my

> kids

> > and after getting all of those, I can't pay electric or water or

> > anything! WE have applied for assistance through the hosptials

> and

> > have some, but all these copays add up to a small fortune each

> > time...like today $12 gas $15 copay $30 meds and now we have to

> pay

> > for a home nebulizer becasue Autumn is still wheezing and needs

> it.

> > Then another appt friday, then 4 next week and no matter how I

try

> to

> > schedule them together I jsut can't make it all work. My son

Skye

> is

> > supposed to be getting help for his probs (Aspergers, anxiety,

> OCD)

> > but I can't pay for it, just the basic appts...we have good

> > insurance but the copays add up....is there something out there

> that

> > I could apply for? I am desperate, I swear I've applied for

> > everything so far. Then we found out one of autumns ear tubes

> came

> > out and she just got them in may...ahhh, how do you all do it? I

> > stay home with the kids and my husband has 2 jobs and always

works

> to

> > try to make ends meet but they never do. Any suggestions?

> >

> > mOm to Autumn 19.5 mos RSS athsma, Summer 8.5 weeks 7

> 3/4

> > lbs, Ocean 3, Skye 7