Medicade

Did anyone here get their weightloss surgery through medicade? I have a couple of questions so if anyone could reply that would be awesome. thanks.

I have medicaid, although in NY we use carriers so I have a different "name" of a provider although they go through medicaid. What did you want to know?

Well how old do you have to be. My medicade expires december 31 and I wont be done with the 6mo diet eveal till jan. But in january I will be 19. But maybe your state is different. And i have a job now. But i still live in a low income family.. So im really confused. I heard they cover you till 21?

I am 23 and they still cover me, because I live in low income housing and I am a full time student. Are you working full time? If you are you may have to let go of the medicaid, however if you cannot subscribe to their insuance plan for another six month, you may be able to go to the medicaid office to tell them that. You also may be able to keep he medicaid if you become a full time student ( go to community college and the government pays for it & you will get a college degree) or if you do not make enough money to subscribe and pay their medical plans. All of this can be proven to medicaid, and you basically just have to go there and work something out with you case manager. However, my best advice to you is this: Go to community college at the very least. I got my Associates of Liberal Arts from a community college and am currently in a University working on my BFA (Fine Arts). In about a year I will be going on for my Masters. Did you know that f you get just your Associates you will earn about 30,000 as opposed to the adverage of 24,000 a year with just a highschool diploma. Here is some information on that: Education Level                                Hourly Rate Annual Salary Less than high school diploma       $ 9.47           $18,000 High school diploma                          $12.50          $24,000 Some college, no degree                  $14.61          $28,000 Associate degree                                $15.24          $30,000 Bachelors degree                               $19.28          $38,000 Masters degree                                   $24.04          $48,000 Doctoral degree                                  $30.00          $60,000 Professional degree                          $34.98          $70,000 If you work for forty years, these additional earnings really add up. Just by staying in school and graduating, workers earn an average of $6,000 more per year, or $240,000 more in their lifetimes. That’s a quarter-million dollars just for finishing high school. Add a two-year Associate Degree and the lifetime earnings jump to $480,000 more than the high school dropout will earn. Think about it - that’s a cool half-million dollars for finishing high school and going to college for just two years. PLAY IT SMART. Do what you need to do to finish high school – dropping out is NOT an option. Then think about going to college. Remember, the more you learn the more you earn. Taken from : http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/discovering_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=The_More_You_Learn_The_More_You_Earn