[blparent] Does Medicare Or Medicaid Apply To Blind Folks Getting Aid From Social Security?

[Amanda Berkley]

I wasn't sure if Medicaid worked that way when it was a supplemental
insurance in reference to renting or receiving a breast pump.

I'll try giving them a call and see what I can learn though. At this
point, I've only spoken to Medicare folks.

Thanks,
Amanda

On 11/8/17, Donna via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It is my understanding that even though medicare is a primary insurance with
> medicaid being secondary, medicaid will pick up the cost of a service if
> medicare won't pay. I have medicare & medicaid. I say this because when I
> delivered my son I rented an electric breast pump with supplies from my
> cities Health Department. The Health Department billed medicaid for the use
> of the breast pump.
>
> Donna
>>
>> What Cane said is what actually applies to me.
>> I have both Medicare and Medicaid. My Medicare is my primary
>> insurance and my Medicaid is supplemental.
>>
>> The problem is finding someone to investigate the breast pump issue.
>> When I call my Medicare provider, they automatically wonder why they
>> would provide such a thing and that is where I have been told that
>> Medicare/Humana, doesn't provide breastpumps as a service.
>>
>> I just want to be sure this is in fact true, or I just have the luck
>> to run into the person/people who don't want to bother looking further
>> into it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Amanda
>>
>> I don't know exactly why KI have Medicare,
>>
>>
>>> On 11/7/17, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>                    Yes. Amanda you care, because if you
>>> ask about Medicare (get it?) you won't get the answer you want/need.
>>> The way to remember this is that Medicaid aids the poor, and Medicare
>>> cares
>>> for the elderly.
>>> We can argue all day if the terms are correct or appropriate, I use them
>>> because it's a good way to remember which system does which and where
>>> you
>>> may fall if you use either system.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kane
>>> Brolin
>>> via BlParent
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:27 AM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Kane Brolin <kbrolin65 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [blparent] Does Medicare Or Medicaid Apply To Blind Folks
>>> Getting
>>> Aid From Social Security?
>>>
>>> Hi.  This is a side note, but I think it is important for us to know the
>>> difference between these two programs.  It is significant. .
>>>
>>>> On 11/7/17, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I always thought Medicare was for old people, i.e. people who wouldn't
>>>> be needing breast pumps.
>>>
>>> Not necessarily.
>>>
>>> "Disabled people who are approved for Social Security disability
>>> insurance
>>> (SSDI) benefits will receive Medicare, and those who are approved for
>>> Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive Medicaid."
>>>
>>> Some relatively younger persons receive Medicare.
>>>
>>> Refer to the article "Does Medicare or Medicaid Come with Disability?"
>>> published by DisabilitySecrets.
>>> https://www.disabilitysecrets.com/will-i-get-medicare-medicaid-with-disabili
>>> ty.html
>>>
>>> -Kane
>>>
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