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<blockquote data-quote="neednewtechnique" data-source="post: 29165" data-attributes="member: 3527"><p>I apologize, I must have skipped someone's post because I noticed conversation about Straterra and it all got jumbled together!!!! Either way, you are talking about stimulant medication in a behaviorally unstable child (I don't say that to offend anyone, but that is in essence what most of our difficult child's are). And that has a great tendency to make things worse. Again, I hope I wasn't too harsh, I wasn't out to offend anyone, it is just the number one "big thing" that has bugged me since our difficult child was placed in our home. I am pretty sure that this is due to a not so great psychiatrist though, and we have remedied that, so hopefully I will not be as frustrated a few weeks from now...</p><p></p><p>I noticed you mention that your son doesn't see a psychiatrist right now for several different reasons, and one of the things that I thought to mention to you is, that if you can convince your regular doctor to listen to your concerns regarding behavior, a lot of times they will monitor the medications for you so you don't have to see someone else. However, if a psychiatrist becomes necessary, you should check with your county's local mental health center. They usually have programs for patients that will help alleviate some of the cost that insurance doesn't cover. I don't know what state you are in, but I know that our state offers medicaid to just about anyone... it is just that if your income is higher, they put you on a "pay plan". For instance, since our difficult child is technically placed in our home by CPS, her Medicaid is free. However, our easy child's are my children and we make too much money to qualify for regular medicaid services, but we still have a medicaid plan. It is set up that we pay 25 dollars per month for the card, we pay a 15 dollar copay at Docs, and medications are 10 dollars for name brand, and 5 dollars for generics. I don't know if all states offer this program, but I have found it to be extremely helpful, and since we have regular insurance too, we only use the medicaid to help get through the deductibles on the regular insurance, plus the percentage that regular insurance doesn't cover. It makes a nice supplement to our "sucky" insurance that sounds a lot like yours. You might check into it and see if your state offers the "pay programs". The nice thing is, that once you hit the income bracket that you start paying, the amounts they give you are still based on your income, but they also take into account your expenses, which is something that most government assistance programs don't do....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neednewtechnique, post: 29165, member: 3527"] I apologize, I must have skipped someone's post because I noticed conversation about Straterra and it all got jumbled together!!!! Either way, you are talking about stimulant medication in a behaviorally unstable child (I don't say that to offend anyone, but that is in essence what most of our difficult child's are). And that has a great tendency to make things worse. Again, I hope I wasn't too harsh, I wasn't out to offend anyone, it is just the number one "big thing" that has bugged me since our difficult child was placed in our home. I am pretty sure that this is due to a not so great psychiatrist though, and we have remedied that, so hopefully I will not be as frustrated a few weeks from now... I noticed you mention that your son doesn't see a psychiatrist right now for several different reasons, and one of the things that I thought to mention to you is, that if you can convince your regular doctor to listen to your concerns regarding behavior, a lot of times they will monitor the medications for you so you don't have to see someone else. However, if a psychiatrist becomes necessary, you should check with your county's local mental health center. They usually have programs for patients that will help alleviate some of the cost that insurance doesn't cover. I don't know what state you are in, but I know that our state offers medicaid to just about anyone... it is just that if your income is higher, they put you on a "pay plan". For instance, since our difficult child is technically placed in our home by CPS, her Medicaid is free. However, our easy child's are my children and we make too much money to qualify for regular medicaid services, but we still have a medicaid plan. It is set up that we pay 25 dollars per month for the card, we pay a 15 dollar copay at Docs, and medications are 10 dollars for name brand, and 5 dollars for generics. I don't know if all states offer this program, but I have found it to be extremely helpful, and since we have regular insurance too, we only use the medicaid to help get through the deductibles on the regular insurance, plus the percentage that regular insurance doesn't cover. It makes a nice supplement to our "sucky" insurance that sounds a lot like yours. You might check into it and see if your state offers the "pay programs". The nice thing is, that once you hit the income bracket that you start paying, the amounts they give you are still based on your income, but they also take into account your expenses, which is something that most government assistance programs don't do.... [/QUOTE]
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