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Spokane_Girl

12 Feb 2008, 4:15 am

IdahoAspie wrote:
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Whilst I do understand that autism can be debulitating, I also know that I have a decent case of AS and looking ba0k on it - praise my father for pushing me foeward and into life and accepting no excuses.

Work is still a challenge foe me at fifty four. But I have grown while in the workplace. Nad I would truly be less a person without the experience of making it on my own. I would be so less if assistance had allowed me to take the easy route and remain alone and isolated and live off unearned money. And earned money stokes my aspie fragile ego.

Get assistance only if you really must. Otherwise gwt out there and play the game and earn for yourself a life.


Yeah, I think my problem is that I go further and further into debt every year I live. So to me is it a constant losing battle. I earn $15K a year, but it costs me $20K a year to live, so I go under $5K a year. Eventually, creditors and the cops are gonna take me away for not being able to pay my bills. Or I will end up on the streets because nobody will rent to me with my bad debt.

IdahoAspie



Can you parents help you out by sending you some extra money so you can pay all your bills? I know mine would have done the same if I needed it.



Spokane_Girl

12 Feb 2008, 4:20 am

When I went and applied for medicare which was Care Oregon, I was given it right away once I signed up but it took me like four hours. I had to go in and wait and it happened to be during lunch hour so I had to wait a half hour and when lunch ended, there happened to be someone waiting before me so I had to wait an hour and I had a break down because it was all unexpected it take so long and then after the lady was done, it was my turn and it took us like an hour or two. The lady putting in all the information was talking to my mother because I couldn't understand the questions or wasn't even sure so I had to call her and ask for help.



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12 Feb 2008, 9:34 pm

zendell wrote:
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zendell wrote:
I looked up Idaho and it looks like everyone, regardless of income, is eligible to buy health insurance.
In Oregon, both dental and medical is free except for a small copay, if you are below an income theshhold. If you get SSI, the copay disappears, too. No buy, just get.

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What kina of dental things can you get in Oregon? like rootcanels, fillings, briges, denture,?

I'm not sure of the exact coverages. I am almost certain about root canals, definitely sure of fillings, a little bit hesitant to speak about bridges (which may be covered sometimes but probably not always), and I definitely believe dentures are covered. Tooth removals and cleanings, as well, is covered for sure. Also, of course, hospitalization related to these is also covered. My daughter cannot even get a cleaning without being put under general anesthesia and the plan covers all of that, too. What I know is NOT covered are implants and cosmetic dentistry. But if you are on SSI, it's likely that you can negotiate for significant parts of the implant -- particularly, if you make the case that you are young and want to preserve against bone loss that tooth removal alone might cause. (You need bone for good use of dentures, later, and dentists understand this and may be willing to help you find some way of lowering expenses while using the Oregon Health Plan for what it does cover.)

The Oregon Health Plan was created as a Medicaid Waiver program and, so far as I'm aware, is the ONLY one like it in the US. It covers everyone below a certain income threshhold with very modest copays ($3, for example, for medicines) and if you are on SSI, I understand there are no copays at all. (That's been my experience -- I pay nothing for my two children on SSI.)

By the way, there is a Portland, Oregon here. So you wouldn't even have to change the name of the city you live in. :wink:

Jon


Thank you for the info. I should move to Oregon cause I can t see a dentis with out frecking out and need to be put under. and the doc's here wont help.and there is no funding, My bad teeth are going to kill me some day cause of the innfections I have , going on 2 1/2 years with a constent infection. I drilled my own tooth to relive the pressure. and have been packing it with gause, to keep it clean.


Make sure the Oregon insurance plan is available before you move. Many states have long waiting lists. Some are so long that they stopped accepting applications. I live in PA and had to wait almost 2 years before I could get insurance because they only had money for like 40,000 people and there were over 100,000 on the waiting list.

I got a filling a couple years ago. It only cost $90 and some dentists are cheaper. You're probably better off fixing it now than waiting until you have even more problems later.


Well I am moving to AZ for school. So I won't be able to go any where soon. I start school for June 30. And I hope a good paying job will help me pay for dental If I am still alive by then.

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07 Apr 2008, 7:07 am

In general, SSI (Supplemental Security Income, I think it means) is for people who have had long-standing disability and have little-to-no background of employment and income. SSI is generally granted to disabled people who are dependent on others for most of their care, and in many cases, they have a payee.

SSDI (social security disability insurance) is, as the name implies, Social Security benefits based on your prior history of employment and earnings, just like SS for retirees. Usually if you have worked for 10 years or so (I'm guessing) and are of a certain age - I believe it is 30 - you are eligible. The benefits of SSDI over SSI are that 1. you usually get a higher monthly benefit, and 2. you receive medicare instead of medicaid (which can make a big difference in some states because medicaid is more directly funded and run by individual states.)

I don't know about SSI, but with SSDI you are allowed to pursue employment, and if your income from employment is below a certain level, it won't affect your benefit. And, if you return to full-time employment, I don't believe receiving SSDI in the past will have any derogatory effect on your Social Security Benefits when you retire.