Help 4 A Friend

Jade

Ur kidding right? This is a joke. Please tell me .... you don't have a job,,no money, a child and u got surgery??? for free.... huh?

Oh, and u be telling us you did this... I'm waiting for the punch line.

CC

I'm waiting too.....

CC, I love your Twain quote! Susan

Thank You to those who gave suggestions.
Talk, I actually got a responce on another board from a GA resident and she gave me a link it is possible to get emergency medicaid without children something new to me as well as I was a case manager for 5 years I guess things have changed. Jade I will kepp you in my prayers. Ginger I know if you knew anything you would share.

I have no suggestions on how to get assistance, but I would bet she really has been discriminated against.  I am retired but had been doing contract work and for no real reason, they quit giving me work.  I heard through another employee that they were concerned about "my health."  I think that is code for fat!  When I confronted them about that statement, I got double talk but no work!  I plan to make an in person visit when I get more lbs. off and see if the attitude changes.

I wish your friend well in her journey. 

Medicaid in Georgia does pay for weight loss surgery.  A friend of a relative was approved for Gastric bypass because she was on disability with the comorbitities from being super morbidly obese.  I think she was in the 450 to 500 pound range. She had a laundry list of comorbids and had to use a scooter to get around.   When medicaid pays for it is typically a last ditch attempt to get the person off any type of government assistance and back to work.  If you look at it like this... it's better to pay 20-30K for an operation rather than supporting someone the next 20 to 30 years.  At least that was their take on it but you can't force anyone to do this.  It is presented as an option as I understood it.  The person that I know of chose not to have the surgery even though she was approved. 

There is a study on medicaid patients and return to work rates after gastric bypass.  The results were encouraging as long as the comorbids were resolved. 
http://www.huliq.com/38201/obese-patients-more-to-return-to- work-following-gastric-bypass-surgery

Thank you for the Info.