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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
I thought you had to have a mental or physical illness, or have kids and be low income. I thought it was extremely hard to qualify for. But these people I know were talking about being on Medicaid. They have two jobs and work a lot of hours and still qualify. I could only have $2000 in my name, and I couldn’t even work alot of hours. I had to get off Medicaid, because I was earning and saving too much money. Plus medicaid wasnt paying for my therapist, and my doctor decided she wouldnt take it anymore. Also I was getting bad Psychiatric care on Medicaid and I couldn’t find any other doctor that would take it. I’m just on Medicare now, and am paying the difference.
But I am just curious, because I always thought it was so hard to get.
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Medicaid is health insurance. a while back america changed over to a new health system and laws. one of those changes is that every american must have health insurance. if their jobs didnt offer health insurance as part of their workers benefits package the employee has to either apply for private health insurance or state health insurance. state health insurance offered through each locations department of human services goes according to income. people can still have a full time job and still qualify for their states medicaid program if their income is with in the income brackets allowed. just like a person witha job may still qualify for food stamps if their income is with in the income amounts that qualify them for it.
my point these people you are talking about probably have incomes that fall with in the right amounts that allow them to still qualify for state health insurance plans.