It took us just under 4 months, but Hannah has been approved for the Katie Beckett program here in Nevada. What does that mean? MEDICAID!! It is such a huge relief knowing that we have this blanket available for Hannah just in case we have problems with our insurance company.
We will be using it as a secondary insurance, but hopefully this will also give us some more flexibility with our nursing hours.
It was a bit of a reality check though, because I read the part where it says “The child(ren) must have a level of care that would be provided in a hospital, nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.” I keep thinking — that is not my Hannah!! (Goes into my hatred for the term “mentally retarded,” but that is a rant for another day.
This has been a huge weight that has been lifted off our shoulders. Medical security ‘just in case.” Yes, we will always have to worry about budget cuts affecting this, but for now, we have a medical insurance security blanket!
On an aside, I found this great article on who Katie Beckett was…very enlightening!
Way cool! We need to apply. It used to have parental income limits but it looks like it doesn’t anymore. That would be so awesome!
I know that you hate ther terminology, but anything that will provide what Hannah needs is a GOOD thing!
Carrie,
So glad to hear that you have been approved for the Medicaid!
Yes that terminology “MENTALLY RETARDED” really sucks and I say it with experience. When Sheena was 18 months old and we went to a government funded clinic (when we were still living in Hong Kong) to have her do a hearing test and she was running a high fever that particular day and those QUACKS diagnoised her as MENTALLY RETARDED cos those idiots who call themselves DOCTORS could not get the test properly done on her! Some of those so called DOCTORS should not be allowed to practice medicine. (You can tell that after all these years, Sheena is now 26 years old and certainly NOT RETARDED, that it still gets me MAD AS HELL !!!!)
Also happy to hear that she had some good results at her Doctors appointments!
Our prayers are always with you all!!
Susan
Yay! Score one for the Ostrea’s!!!!!