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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 367222" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 367222, member: 3699"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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