apt's done so far !

Yes it is my business. My money goes to support this system. I am not talking about supplemental social security for the disabled.  Usually women without children are not eligible. So all they have to do is have children and they and the children are covered. Most of them are not married so they can receive these benefits but the man still lives in the house with them.

I personally know of women who play the game to recieve medicaid benefits. I am not talking about people who actually need these benefits.

I know a women who has a child and just had a hysterectomy and she brags that Medicaid paid for it. She use to work but got lazy and since she has a child filed for Medicaid. She and the child live with a man with money. The child even got a $500 phone for Christmas. The child told me they use their food stamps until they are gone then he pays for the rest of the food. The child does not even need medical insurance because her father is in the miliary and she has full coverage. So why does the mother have Medicaid medical benefits. I say she should get off of her lazy butt and find a job.

I am also on disability but I was lucky because I paid enough into the system to receive full benefits (not eligible for Medicaid). I worked over 25 years to help support my two children.

I realize you can't look at individual cases an assume everybody is like this. I know there are people out there that actually need these benefits. It is just that I live in one of those states with a higher number of medicaid recipidents and I have seen so much fraud.

I know the amount of Medicaid benefits and food stamps people receive. It is not even enough to live on.. (I would not be able to eat) and I would not be able to afford a cell phone.

So my question is how does so many Medicaid recipients have cell phones.

You know Martha there are people out there that take advantage of Medicaid. But there are some of us that take offense to your comments because like me some have worked and paid taxes since I was 15 years old. I didn't ask to have to be on Medicaid. I have worked my whole life and paid taxes and now in my need I am using what I have paid on for 20 years. I have a phone that someone else pays for because I cannot afford one. My family is nice like that. They make sure that If I need to call 911 or Dr office or Dentist for my children that I can. I don't abuse drugs, alcohol. or anything else illegal. I go to school full time and have a great GPA. I am making a better life so that I can support my family with out assistance. Plus I pay for my own education. But right now I do need assistance and since I paid 20 years on it i think I have earned a right to accept the assistance. There are some lazy people out there that abuse the system but that goes with anything out there that can be abused. But making the remarks you made is out of line . You do not know us from Adam and have no right to include us in your war against medicaid abuse. If you see someone abusing Medicaid the best thing you can do for your tax dollars and everyone Else's is to report that person. Instead of making condescending remarks on OH that target all medicaid people. I am sorry if this upsets you but you started the conversation in this direction.

I realize you can't look at individual cases an assume everybody is like this. I know there are people out there that actually need these benefits. It is just that I live in one of those states with a higher number of medicaid recipidents and I have seen so much fraud.

I did say in my previous post that there are people that actually need these benefits. I did not dump all Medicaid recipidents in the same category. This should not bother you since you are not one of t;hose abusing t;he system. I sited an individal case. I have seen so much fraud and you will have to admit you know what I am talking about.  It should also bother  you when you know people who are abusing the system because all they are doing is giving those that actually need the benefits a bad name.

As in my case I worked for 25 years before I became disabled. I paid too much into the system so I receive social security disability benefits and Medicare. I have to pay $170 a month for Medicare and another $288 for a supplemental policy and plus the additional charge for prescription medication ($5200 a year) I don't get any extra help.

Then there are those that did not work and can draw supplemental social security. If you draw Supplement  you automatically eligible for extra help from Medicaid. This pays for anything that Medicare does not pay including all drugs, co-insurance,etc. By the time I pay for all of my benefits I fall in the same category with them. But that is not how it works. But because I worked, and got a college education (which anybody can) I am penalized.

The reason I believe anybody can get a college education is because of loans. My son borrowed money including extra for living expenses and received a full scholarship to lawschool.He is   now a lawyer. If your income is low enough you can get grants that you don't have to pay back.
 
I commend you for trying to create a better life for you and your son. But let's face it there are those that just sit on their lazy butts and expect free benefits for as long as they can.