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Melinda,
Thank you for your reply. As of this past Thursday we finally were able to get him 4-E eligable. We are in Richland County. I basically had to live on the phone for almost two weeks. I ended up calling, e-mailing, and writing anyone and everyone who might have some information or know something to get this over turned. Even contacted the Governor. Anyways my ticket was a man by the name of Tim O'hanlon. His credentials were outstanding and he even sat on committees to write the laws and rules for the State surrounding 4-E. He basically sat Childrens Services straight on some things and the pressure was on to get it fixed. Not to mention I had to get Junenile court involved as well. Bottom line we got the Medicaid card through 4-E and also got approved for the subsidy we requested. Even though that was not alot at least we did get the State Medicaid card and can now proceed with the adoption.
I now have to make a decision to put him on our insurance as a primary and Medicaid as secondary or go strickly with medicaid. We have a very high deductable with our insurance, although if Medicaid will pick up anything our insurance does not pay than that should work to do it that way. Still some questions to get answers too but hopefully it will be smooth sailing from here. The agency is telling me we do not have a choice as we have to put him on our insurance first and they Medicaid as secondary. But if my memory is correct we did have a choice when we adopted our daughter and we went with both. I just need to make sure they will cover anything left including deductable because it is 1500.00 a year and he will most certainly meet that each year especially if the cancer were to come back. Thank you for your reply and if you have any information on that part of it that would be great.
Sue
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