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Kes1
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Posted: 18 November 2009 at 11:31am \| IP Logged

If you're below a certain income level there is quite a bit which is what we've had for the last almost year, (Texas is Medicaid) but hubbs is starting a new job in a month, which is why we're loosing the medicaid, but instead of providing insurance he works as a contract employee and we have to provide our own health insurance.

We've got so much debt right now, there's just no way. We're trying to dig our way out from under about 10k in back utilities, mortgage, and vehicle payments. There's nothing left to cut. No cell phones, no cable tv, no dinners out. Not even trash bills. We've had to strip it down to the bare bones to get through.

So while in a month we will have an income where we will make too much to get aid, we've got to keep the lights on, the water running and the repo man off our door. I owe the water company 1,500 f'ex and pray to goodness that they keep it on for one more month until I can pay them something. We've been getting through on 1200 a month in unemployment plus all the assistance we can get for almost a year, which means a lot hasn't gotten paid and the balances got high enough that they've come to the pay or else point.

We've done food banks, foodstamps, WIC and Medicaid, and are on the verge of the house being foreclosed. Without going into my rant about the war on the middle class, all I can say is, what can you do? It's rough out there and finding jobs in middle management with so many companies cutting them is a challenge.

The kiddos are covered right now, but starting a process and having to push it through from start to finish before Dec. 31st is a bit daunting a task, and at that a bit unreasonable since it's just me and three kids right now. After that, and additional costs would be out of pocket, because we will have an income, and one that were it not for all the back bills would put us in a place to afford health insurance.

I've just got ten months of putting off the electric and phone people who have stopped being willing to work with me after hubbs being laid off by ATT last December.

I'd either have to push it through at lightning speed, or wait till we get through the hang time of paying off back bills plus current.

If the new job goes well, they may hire him as an inside employee, which involves benefits, but the company is a start up and he's got to get through the trial period.

With three kids and hubbs working out of state (- left a week ago after being given a start date to get settled with family and get things in order), working is out of the question for me. Props to you for having a life and some achievements outside of the house though. There are some nights where I've contemplated turning the kids back into the wild and running screaming in the opposite direction.

Logan'sMom
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Posted: 18 November 2009 at 4:47pm \| IP Logged

It may be easier than you think to get a private eval before Dec 31st. I know that sometimes people have to wait for months, but I don't think that's the norm. I was sooooooo desperate when we called to get my son evaluated that they got me in within days and within 3 days the evals were done! I know that's not the norm either but it can be done!

We had several docs to choose from (they had all been recommended by our pediatrician) and we went to the one that got us in faster. Also, it can be several hundred dollars for the inital eval so that's another good reason to get it done on Medicaid. Good luck, I wish you the best!

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