Comments on: Cab Company Saga Continues http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/ Sundrip Journals Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:27:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: annie http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2319 annie Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:32:18 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2319 Thanks for the information! I get frustrated that agencies often don't tell you stuff like this but wait for you to ask. But is you don't know to ask how can you? Appreciate your answering my questions. annie Thanks for the information!
I get frustrated that agencies often don’t tell you stuff like this but wait for you to ask. But is you don’t know to ask how can you?
Appreciate your answering my questions.
annie

]]> By: Campbell http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2316 Campbell Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:25:47 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2316 Medicaid is different in every state. The government gives eazch state an allotment of monies. In Connecticut it is called Title 19. Medical transportation through that program has no co-payment. It also adjust to level of disability. For instance; if you are on disability but working you recieve more Medicaid benefits because the assumption is that through the taxes they take out of your check you are paying into the system. If you are not working but still on disability, usually you will have a 700.00 deductible before being eligilbe. It really is effed up because of all this implies about work and worth and volunteer work doesn't count but to me is no less valuable, Anyway, I would encourage whomever to find out what is available to you. It just pisses me off that in such an affluent society that when someone falls on hard times WHATEVER the reason, we degrade and humilate them for doing that and needing help rather that helping them up and remembering there but for the grace of God, Allah, Jehovoh, or Lindtz extra dark truffles go I. Medicaid is different in every state. The government gives eazch state an allotment of monies. In Connecticut it is called Title 19. Medical transportation through that program has no co-payment. It also adjust to level of disability. For instance; if you are on disability but working you recieve more Medicaid benefits because the assumption is that through the taxes they take out of your check you are paying into the system. If you are not working but still on disability, usually you will have a 700.00 deductible before being eligilbe. It really is effed up because of all this implies about work and worth and volunteer work doesn’t count but to me is no less valuable, Anyway, I would encourage whomever to find out what is available to you. It just pisses me off that in such an affluent society that when someone falls on hard times WHATEVER the reason, we degrade and humilate them for doing that and needing help rather that helping them up and remembering there but for the grace of God, Allah, Jehovoh, or Lindtz extra dark truffles go I.

]]> By: F.Magdalene http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2312 F.Magdalene Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:41:23 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2007/12/21/cab-company-saga-continues/#comment-2312 Annie, Anyone that's on Medicaid is eligible for transportation services via cabs or medical service companies in the area. No matter what the reason for being on Medicaid it will cost her only $1 each way but for medical appointments only, they won't pay to take her to the store or the pharmacy even. All you have to do is call your local cab company and tell them you want to set up a ride on Medicaid. In my state I can call anywhere from one hour to 24 hours in advance of the appointment. You'll have to call the company to figure how their exact procedure for it. Have her Medicaid number ready, the address to where she's going, the doctor's name and number. After a certain number of rides Medicaid will approve more for her, on and on like that. That's pretty much it. No problem with questions at all, Austin Annie,

Anyone that’s on Medicaid is eligible for transportation services via cabs or medical service companies in the area. No matter what the reason for being on Medicaid it will cost her only $1 each way but for medical appointments only, they won’t pay to take her to the store or the pharmacy even. All you have to do is call your local cab company and tell them you want to set up a ride on Medicaid. In my state I can call anywhere from one hour to 24 hours in advance of the appointment. You’ll have to call the company to figure how their exact procedure for it. Have her Medicaid number ready, the address to where she’s going, the doctor’s name and number. After a certain number of rides Medicaid will approve more for her, on and on like that. That’s pretty much it.

No problem with questions at all,
Austin

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