Medicaid: NOT an option for the poor!
I was recently declared disabled. I am not eligible for Medicare until January 2014. I will lose my Medicaid in the state of KY by the end of the week. Medicaid is attached to SSI, which I am not eligible for. When I was not disabled and made less than 600 dollars a month, I was told I had to be disabled to qualify for Medicaid. The process is all a bureaucratic snafu. I am diabetic, recently diagnosed with glaucoma and I am in need of ongoing mental health services. None of which I can afford privately.
To add insult to injury, I was an Active Duty Navy wife for 20 years. My ex-husband got out of the military before I became eligible for health care benefits. I am in the process of requesting a waiver of the three months. What's holding up my waiver? The Navy wants my ex-husband (who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive) to sign off on the waiver. I know for a fact he will not do this. How do I know? While I was still married to him and he active duty, he managed to stop my dependent benefits and refused to sign the required form. I had to go to great length to receive benefits that were rightfully mine under Federal law. While we were married and he active duty, he moved another woman into our home. Under the UCMJ, that is adultery.
I am far from perfect. But as a former, faithful Navy wife who kept our children and our home safe while he was frequently deployed, I hardly deserved to be cast aside like an old skin.
To add insult to injury, I was an Active Duty Navy wife for 20 years. My ex-husband got out of the military before I became eligible for health care benefits. I am in the process of requesting a waiver of the three months. What's holding up my waiver? The Navy wants my ex-husband (who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive) to sign off on the waiver. I know for a fact he will not do this. How do I know? While I was still married to him and he active duty, he managed to stop my dependent benefits and refused to sign the required form. I had to go to great length to receive benefits that were rightfully mine under Federal law. While we were married and he active duty, he moved another woman into our home. Under the UCMJ, that is adultery.
I am far from perfect. But as a former, faithful Navy wife who kept our children and our home safe while he was frequently deployed, I hardly deserved to be cast aside like an old skin.
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