Hi my name is Devon. Im the mother of three children. I lost my medical over a year and a half ago. I can not afford medical and I make to much for help with medical. Does anybody know what I can do to get help? I havent had medication for my crohns in over a year. My stomach is always killing me. I lost my job pretty much due to my crohns. I have a lawsuit on my old job. They denied me access to a rest room at all times. My boss told me that he guess I would have to **** myself. I cant wait to settle this lawsuit. Can anybody give me any advice.
Living with crohns and no medical.
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Hi Devon and welcome.
I'm sorry to hear you've been having so much trouble and that's terrible what your former employers did to you
You may want to check this out: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ and I know that if you go to the ER, they have to treat you there. Hopefully someone will come by that can offer you additional advice.
Anyway, again, welcome to the community!
I'm sorry to hear you've been having so much trouble and that's terrible what your former employers did to you
You may want to check this out: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ and I know that if you go to the ER, they have to treat you there. Hopefully someone will come by that can offer you additional advice.
Anyway, again, welcome to the community!
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Hi Devon and welcome! I hope you take your old boss for all he's worth! I can't believe he denied you access to the bathroom. That is just awful.
I wish I had advice to offer as to where you could get assistance with your medication. How about Medicaid? Chronic Disease Fund? Or maybe even contact the supplier directly? I sure hope you can find some way to start treatment again. Good luck!
I wish I had advice to offer as to where you could get assistance with your medication. How about Medicaid? Chronic Disease Fund? Or maybe even contact the supplier directly? I sure hope you can find some way to start treatment again. Good luck!
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Hello Anna,
When you get the FIRST get bill from the hospital, call the billing office and ask them to send you an uncompensated care form(do NOT wait until the bills go to collection) All hospitals in the United States have this. What it is: certain funds are set aside yearly for those who have little or no insurance. Based upon a sliding fee scale, the patient would be responsible for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, all or none of the bill. It's good for an entire year and then the patient would reapply if they are still in the same situation. They would just have to provide the following with the paperwork: proof of ID, proof of address, W2 from last year, and other proof if necessary (that varies in each state). Then any bills you accumulate from the hospital for ex-ER visits, inpatient, xrays, etc. they would be included on the UCC form for that year.
It is illegal to deny ER treatment if you have no insurance. AND it is illegal to collect payment on the spot in the ER.
If you aren't eligible for UCC, ask if there is a charity program at the hospital (I find that not for profits like Catholic, Baptist, or Lutheran hospitals for example have these and are more flexible with these sort of programs than for profits.)
Hope this helps. I use to do medical billing for 4 yrs. at a local hospital where I was a frequent flyer. I did medicaid, ER billing, no fault, workers comp, accts. that had bankruptcies against them as well as summons & complaints. It was very interesting and I learned so much.
Take care. ~Gutless Wonderwoman
ps: can you ask your GI for some samples of Crohn's medication? That is what I did when I didn't have the money for my Entocort for one month. He was kind enough to give me a 1-month supply as he had samples from the drug rep until I had enough $$ saved. Also, the drug companies do have programs for folks who have no insurance. You call them up, give them information, and they will give you the drug for free.
When you get the FIRST get bill from the hospital, call the billing office and ask them to send you an uncompensated care form(do NOT wait until the bills go to collection) All hospitals in the United States have this. What it is: certain funds are set aside yearly for those who have little or no insurance. Based upon a sliding fee scale, the patient would be responsible for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, all or none of the bill. It's good for an entire year and then the patient would reapply if they are still in the same situation. They would just have to provide the following with the paperwork: proof of ID, proof of address, W2 from last year, and other proof if necessary (that varies in each state). Then any bills you accumulate from the hospital for ex-ER visits, inpatient, xrays, etc. they would be included on the UCC form for that year.
It is illegal to deny ER treatment if you have no insurance. AND it is illegal to collect payment on the spot in the ER.
If you aren't eligible for UCC, ask if there is a charity program at the hospital (I find that not for profits like Catholic, Baptist, or Lutheran hospitals for example have these and are more flexible with these sort of programs than for profits.)
Hope this helps. I use to do medical billing for 4 yrs. at a local hospital where I was a frequent flyer. I did medicaid, ER billing, no fault, workers comp, accts. that had bankruptcies against them as well as summons & complaints. It was very interesting and I learned so much.
Take care. ~Gutless Wonderwoman
ps: can you ask your GI for some samples of Crohn's medication? That is what I did when I didn't have the money for my Entocort for one month. He was kind enough to give me a 1-month supply as he had samples from the drug rep until I had enough $$ saved. Also, the drug companies do have programs for folks who have no insurance. You call them up, give them information, and they will give you the drug for free.
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Walmart has the lowest in generic drugs. have you tried going there? You really need to see a GI. Oh, fyi, all doctors offices do have the government forms (UCC forms) for patients who do not have medical insurance in the billing office. You just need to call them ahead of time before the office visit and fill out the forms and get things set up. It's good for a year I believe.
Seriously, call the billing office, explain your dilemma, ask for the forms, fill them out, mail them back, set up that appointment, and get in to see your GI for your pain. Ask him for samples, get information on drug programs for those who have no insurance and you are set.
CCFA.org has information too. locate a chapter near you and attend a support group meeting to meet others like yourself who offer insight on where to go for cheaper medications, the best doctors, ERs, hear speakers such as dieticians, GI surgeons, drug reps, etc. You can bring family members so they can educate themselves too. ~GW
Seriously, call the billing office, explain your dilemma, ask for the forms, fill them out, mail them back, set up that appointment, and get in to see your GI for your pain. Ask him for samples, get information on drug programs for those who have no insurance and you are set.
CCFA.org has information too. locate a chapter near you and attend a support group meeting to meet others like yourself who offer insight on where to go for cheaper medications, the best doctors, ERs, hear speakers such as dieticians, GI surgeons, drug reps, etc. You can bring family members so they can educate themselves too. ~GW
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If you have no medical and no income, you may be eligible for state insurance. At least the children probably would be. It is hard to get your medicines covered, but there are several places on the internet that will help - pparx and other places like that. You just have to fill out lots of forms, but it is worth it! Good luck
