tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post2186319678389990929..comments2023-10-14T06:04:12.915-05:00Comments on Polly and the Mooch!: Looking Out of a HolePollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-14101757093623668912008-03-31T13:46:00.000-05:002008-03-31T13:46:00.000-05:00well, sorta. the income requirements for an adult...well, sorta. the income requirements for an adult to be on the system are so low, you'd pretty much have to make around $40 a week.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-37582782558943425832008-03-31T13:06:00.000-05:002008-03-31T13:06:00.000-05:00Low income families with dependents are also eligi...Low income families with dependents are also eligible, so adults that are not blind nor disabled can also qualify for Medicaid, IF their income is low enough. Expecting all of these people to come to meetings is rediculous. So now many of the services we provide at UMC that used to get some payment from Medicaid get no payment at all because the patient lost their Medicaid benefits. So now *we* are suffering along with the patients... Thanks, Haley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540431715882592835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-30057489907318947222008-03-30T05:36:00.000-05:002008-03-30T05:36:00.000-05:00Keep working on these things. I get discouraged at...Keep working on these things. I get discouraged at these ridiculous things here in my state too. We need smart ombudsmen like you to help make a difference. It does seem, at times, like the objective is to see how many people can be eliminated from rather than served by the system.brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.com