Posts Tagged ‘Medical Assistance’
What is TEFRA? And How Can it Help My Family?
When my son was diagnosed with autism at age three, I remember hearing about services available. I heard about Medicaid. I heard about Social Security. I remember inquiring and realizing that we over the income limit. Which at the time was fine because I never believed we would actually need services. Or help. Both my husband and I worked. We had good health insurance through my husband’s employer, Wells Fargo Bank. We assumed that everything would be covered. We assumed wrong. Good health insurance often only covers a small portion…
Read MoreTen Services Available to Help With Your Autistic Child
When my child was diagnosed with autism I thought the help would start rolling in. I firmly believed that getting the diagnosis would be the hard part. Once we had that we would start helping him. Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones where everything falls into place. In most cases that’s simply not true. Helping your child will feel more like an exhausting game of trial and error. You’ll spend time googling and wondering what your next steps should be. You’ll hear about other families that have…
Read MoreCost Effective Health Insurance
I want to share some of the craziness that is managing my Autistic son’s benefits. I am very vocal about how everything is a fight…and the services are in a vacuum. The right hand isn’t talking to the left hand. And it’s exhausting. To be honest, managing my son’s benefits is a full time job. I mean that wholeheartedly. Six months ago I learned about Cost Effective Health Insurance Premium Reimbursement. So, listen up if you live in the state of Minnesota. And, if you live in another state, it’s…
Read MoreGetting Medical Assistance (Medicaid) for your Disabled Child
The number one question I receive as an Autism mom is what benefits do I get for my son and how did I obtain them. Cooper receives Medical Assistance through the state. This is also known as Medicaid. I will gladly tell you what I know about the program. He also receives a few other services but I will save those for a different post. First, you need to find out what your state offers for benefits. Please understand that every state is different. Here is the link to the Federal…
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