notBrad
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- Feb 26, 2015
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- PALS
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- 04/2015
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So we only have one company in the area that does home health and hospice. Right now I am getting pt twice a week along with an aid that helps Vicky shower and shave me.
Twice now they have had a rep come by and " advise" us. He is really pushing us to switch to hospice and go on medicaid even though we would have to divulge ourselves of a fair amount of assets to qualify.
Other issues we have are losing pt as well as the probable loss of coverage for the riluzole and nuedexta. Also, they keep bringing up how much additional help we could get thus freeing Vicky up to get a job.
Problems we have with the recommendations along with the aforementioned loss of drug coverage and having to shed assets are my no longer receiving pt and having someone " around" all the time (why should Vicky spend time away from me at a job just so someone else can pull a check doing things she does).
Other big issue is the medicaid liens that get placed on your property.
In short we feel we're being " up sold" so they can maximize billing when I don't really need hospice care yet and we would have to put ourselves in a precarious financial situation to qualify for medicaid.
Also I have a great plan F that only cost 140 per month.
Thoughts anyone?
Twice now they have had a rep come by and " advise" us. He is really pushing us to switch to hospice and go on medicaid even though we would have to divulge ourselves of a fair amount of assets to qualify.
Other issues we have are losing pt as well as the probable loss of coverage for the riluzole and nuedexta. Also, they keep bringing up how much additional help we could get thus freeing Vicky up to get a job.
Problems we have with the recommendations along with the aforementioned loss of drug coverage and having to shed assets are my no longer receiving pt and having someone " around" all the time (why should Vicky spend time away from me at a job just so someone else can pull a check doing things she does).
Other big issue is the medicaid liens that get placed on your property.
In short we feel we're being " up sold" so they can maximize billing when I don't really need hospice care yet and we would have to put ourselves in a precarious financial situation to qualify for medicaid.
Also I have a great plan F that only cost 140 per month.
Thoughts anyone?