Dr.Who
Well-Known Member
You said:
He said that's false.
Ah, well I think he thinks it exist he just does not think it is easy to get.
Bu as a former Benefits Administrator for a social service organization who had the responsibility of making sure that all my clients who were eligible got medicaid I can assure you all that it is ridiculously easy to get
According this this web site
http://healthinsuranceinfo.net/getinsured/illinois/financial-assistance/medicaid/
If you are a legal resident and you have no money you qualify. Bingo! That simple!
Regarding the working poor:
Additionally, even if you have a lot of money but you have a very expensive condition (the condition costs more than your income) you still qualify. (I did not know that and now that I do I will have to change my arguments here slightly)
If you are disabled and you get SSI you don't even need to apply for Medicaid you can just get it. But if you start to earn enough to no longer be eligible for SSI then you can still keep your medicaid.
If your income is too high to qualify for medicaid but you get medicare then you can also qualify for medicaid.
If you are a family the income requirements are not as low so you can still qualify even though you earn more.
If your income is above the poverty level but not more than 135% above the poverty level you still get medicaid.
If you have a disability but earn more than 200% of the poverty level and do not have more than $10,000 you still get medicaid.
If you are old or single or pregnant then you don't have to be as poor as a person who is not old or single or pregnant.
So we can all see that every single citizen (and others too) who is poor gets medicaid and in addition to that many people who are not quite poor get it too.