How hard is it to get medical assistance?

Question:

Like many U.S. citizens, I cannot afford medical care. A recent trip to the doctor set me back tons of money that I didn't have in the first place. I was laid off from work earlier this year and haven't found gainful employment (I live in an economically depressed area - one in which two of the major factories employing thousands of people recently shut down, saturating the job market.)

So, how hard is it to get medical assistance? Do you have to jump through hoops? Also, would my being on assistance affect me if I enlisted in the military (which I'm doing later this year/early next year?) I don't want it to come back and bite me on the butt because someone has a problem with it.

Answers:
*sigh* darn near impossible. I have several handicaps, including being unable to walk. I am on disability, after 30 years of working non-stop. I can NOT get medicaid because my husband makes (you ready for this?) $9 an hour. You have to have less than $1300 a month, they told us, to get any help. No matter that you can't pay the doctor...you get NO help. We still have to pay all our bills, and I need medicine, as does my husband. NO help. Good luck to you, I hope you get some help, somehow.

Your employer should have offered you a Cobra Plan, where you could pay the negotiated cost for the insurance for until you get a job or up to 18 months.

Not hard at all just dial 911

How hard is it to get medical assistance?

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