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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 568625" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Most hospitals have social workers to handle these situations. Given that he has no income, he is actually probably going to receive medicaid to cover these expenses. The amt of income to be ineligible is very low, but it is still probably a couple hundred a month. Often after a major crisis or trauma, people are given medicaid so that some expenses are covered. Often this isn't granted until after the crisis and is retroactive. </p><p></p><p>They cannot legally harass you no matter how big the debt. If you/he pay as little as $5 per month, they cannot do much. If you do get billing/collection agencies calling you, you have the right, as does difficult child, to insist they only contact you by mail. If they are abusive in ANY way, report it to the FCC. Don't yell, don't curse, just tell them to only contact you in writing or you iwill file a complaint with the fcc. If they don't leave you alone? That report comes with huge fines. </p><p></p><p>IF worse comes to worse, difficult child can declare medical bankruptcy after the treatments are completed.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, to access services, try contacting area churches. Catholic and Jewish charities are very large and generous and you do not have to be a member of their congregation or faith.</p><p></p><p>You can also contact ortho specialists and ask them if they do pro bono work. You will make a lot of calls and be told no a lot, but if you are persistent and ask each person you talk to how you would find someone who could help, eventually someone will give you a helpful name or number. I think I once filled three legal pads with notes on places as I tried to get help with a residential placement for Wiz. I had just gotten approval from one excellent place when my parents decided they had to try to help before we had him placed. As I wsn't sure this excelelnt place would be a good fit, and my parents were very determined, I let them try. It took the better part of several weeks, and I had a LOT of people say 'no, no one helps kids like him' nd some that even asked what I, as his mother, did to him to make him act that way. I let that go and kept trying.</p><p></p><p>From what I can see, if he is eligible for SSI then he gets medicaid automatically. I would start there and apply for that. He may or may not get SSI, but he can get info and resources and go from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 568625, member: 1233"] Most hospitals have social workers to handle these situations. Given that he has no income, he is actually probably going to receive medicaid to cover these expenses. The amt of income to be ineligible is very low, but it is still probably a couple hundred a month. Often after a major crisis or trauma, people are given medicaid so that some expenses are covered. Often this isn't granted until after the crisis and is retroactive. They cannot legally harass you no matter how big the debt. If you/he pay as little as $5 per month, they cannot do much. If you do get billing/collection agencies calling you, you have the right, as does difficult child, to insist they only contact you by mail. If they are abusive in ANY way, report it to the FCC. Don't yell, don't curse, just tell them to only contact you in writing or you iwill file a complaint with the fcc. If they don't leave you alone? That report comes with huge fines. IF worse comes to worse, difficult child can declare medical bankruptcy after the treatments are completed. In the meantime, to access services, try contacting area churches. Catholic and Jewish charities are very large and generous and you do not have to be a member of their congregation or faith. You can also contact ortho specialists and ask them if they do pro bono work. You will make a lot of calls and be told no a lot, but if you are persistent and ask each person you talk to how you would find someone who could help, eventually someone will give you a helpful name or number. I think I once filled three legal pads with notes on places as I tried to get help with a residential placement for Wiz. I had just gotten approval from one excellent place when my parents decided they had to try to help before we had him placed. As I wsn't sure this excelelnt place would be a good fit, and my parents were very determined, I let them try. It took the better part of several weeks, and I had a LOT of people say 'no, no one helps kids like him' nd some that even asked what I, as his mother, did to him to make him act that way. I let that go and kept trying. From what I can see, if he is eligible for SSI then he gets medicaid automatically. I would start there and apply for that. He may or may not get SSI, but he can get info and resources and go from there. [/QUOTE]
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