insurance question

my name is cindy and i am moving to south carolina in just a few months ,the one thing i am worried about is here in massachusetts i am on mediciad ,how is the medicaid program in south carolina ,i am determined high risk and eligible just wondering if someone can shed some light and assure me that i should still be able to get coverage down south for my surgery???? **newbie to south carolina in june **

HI Cindy    I am going to be a newbie soon in SC and not sure how it works with medicare in SC ... MOst DR office would or should be able to shed some light on that if you ask them and probably asking the paticular Dr... doing your surgery would be best... Just wanted to say welcome the folks her seem nice since I am a newbie too..... good luck.....ron

Welcome to SC to both of you.    What area of SC are you in ? I can't help with the medicaid questions since I will be self pay due to exclusion in insurance, but I am sure someone in the Dr's office will be able to help you.  Any idea what dr you plan to go to? Hugs R

I don't know what you could do as far as doctor monitored diet, but that is what is required for Medicaid down here. Once you pay that initially fee, MUSC calls you for consultation with dietian, then you meet with psychologist. They call you again if everything goes smoothly and make appt for lab work and meet with surgeon. During that time of waiting they are in contact with primary car doctor and Medicaid. They will call you back and let you know if you're approved. I think the only other thing they need from doctor was a referral; within 2 months I was approved for Medicaid and a surgery date! Now I'm waiting for these long 48hrs to go by...hope this helps! Misha