yeah, the EMR edict is starting to come to light as it takes it's toll on people's privacy and HIPPA be damned i believe here in NY medicaid is basically a welfare goldcard because there are other venues for subsidized/reduced cost healthcare plans
Many low income workers are now automatically offered Medicaid. There is a cutoff and people above this line pay for the Medicaid. I know a 63-year-old single male with low income and high assets who is paying $350+/- a month for State Medicaid. A 50-year-old woman with a chronic disease is on full disability w/Medicaid. She works as she is able. If she makes above the cutoff in any month that she also accessed medical services, she is billed for the overage. The state is diligent in checking her monthly usage and income.
Medicaid is not just welfare anymore.
As I understand it, with the electronic records systems, since 2010 or so, all your records are now online and accessible to government and to providers or anyone with the personal information.
yeah, the EMR edict is starting to come to light as it takes it's toll on people's privacy and HIPPA be damned i believe here in NY medicaid is basically a welfare goldcard because there are other venues for subsidized/reduced cost healthcare plans
. I know a 63-year-old single male with low income and high assets who is paying $350+/- a month for State Medicaid.
Medicaid is not like insurance where you ‘pay’ a stated amount every month. That $350 is considered a share of cost for medical services for 1 month. In other words if you have medical bills for November you have to pay $350 before Medicaid will pay the rest. Then the $350 starts again in December.
It actually is a helluva deal for anyone who has high medical bills. The share of cost can go all the way down to $0 based on your income.
Yes I used to be a MediCal eligibility worker in California. That is what Cali calls its Medicaid.