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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 151592"><p>It is going to vary by state, but that is not an entirely accurate statement. In Ohio, for example, a family of 3 can earn somewhere around $35,000 per year and still qualify for medicaid on the children. There are also buy-down type programs where if you are over the income threshold by a certain amount you can buy it down. I'm not exactly sure how that works, but I do remember seeing it on the Virginia website when I looked at it for you. There are also waivers for a child that is disabled, but they can be hard to get. </p><p></p><p>It is true that some people who's income is too high have had to turn their children over to the state in order to get the help their child needs. There was a front page article on it here about a year ago addressing the very issues you raised. It doesn't make sense to me and, in my opinion, is a crime. It seems to go against the 'keeping families together' motto that social services is so big on, doesn't it? Besides a million other things...I could go on for hours.</p><p></p><p>Even those who have private insurance find themselves inadequately covered when it comes to mental health. Their insurance won't provide coverage for the help the child needs and they make too much to qualify for medicaid. That is another thing that article in our paper was addressing...my local rep has been trying for years to change the law in Ohio for mental health parity. There was a small change last year, but it's still not enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 151592"] It is going to vary by state, but that is not an entirely accurate statement. In Ohio, for example, a family of 3 can earn somewhere around $35,000 per year and still qualify for medicaid on the children. There are also buy-down type programs where if you are over the income threshold by a certain amount you can buy it down. I'm not exactly sure how that works, but I do remember seeing it on the Virginia website when I looked at it for you. There are also waivers for a child that is disabled, but they can be hard to get. It is true that some people who's income is too high have had to turn their children over to the state in order to get the help their child needs. There was a front page article on it here about a year ago addressing the very issues you raised. It doesn't make sense to me and, in my opinion, is a crime. It seems to go against the 'keeping families together' motto that social services is so big on, doesn't it? Besides a million other things...I could go on for hours. Even those who have private insurance find themselves inadequately covered when it comes to mental health. Their insurance won't provide coverage for the help the child needs and they make too much to qualify for medicaid. That is another thing that article in our paper was addressing...my local rep has been trying for years to change the law in Ohio for mental health parity. There was a small change last year, but it's still not enough. [/QUOTE]
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