klmno
Active Member
I had heard that CA had much worse cuts than most states and we've had a lot here. Ktmom- I paid COBRA until I could no longer afford it- then learned about one of the more recent laws (maybe started 1-2 years ago) that reduced COBRA payments but you have to initiate some process or something first. I'm not sure if it would apply to you, but it is a federal law so should be available everywhere. It might be worth checking to see if you would be eligible. It supposedly cut payments 50% or more. I had been paying about my cost of a house payment, too. Our mental health dept is no longer providing care to adults, except in certain extreme cases so there would be no way I could afford it. There sliding scale goes down to about $3- no private provider goes anywhere close to that low. I talked to one therapist in the past whose sliding scale meant you paid 90-100 for an hour instead of 150-190.
Also, it was one of the more recent laws that allowed me to be eligible for VA health benefits, if anyone out there is a vet or has a spouse that is a vet and didn't qualify before, check into it again.
Also, it was one of the more recent laws that allowed me to be eligible for VA health benefits, if anyone out there is a vet or has a spouse that is a vet and didn't qualify before, check into it again.