Comments on: If I Apply for VA Benefits Can I Still Get Medicaid? http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/if-i-apply-for-va-benefits-can-i-still-get-medicaid/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Godfrey http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/if-i-apply-for-va-benefits-can-i-still-get-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Chris Godfrey Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:58:27 +0000 http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/?p=389#comment-370 I am a disabled combat veteran who is attending Columbia University on a Veteran Scholarship and the scholarship money has been counted as income by medicaid and denied my wife and son coverage. The VA keeps telling me it's illegal, but Medicaid keeps telling me they don't care. Literally! They've told me they don't care about my son's health or vaccinations, and that it wasn't their responsibility. The Cost of Living we get is enough to pay for rent and utilities and some food. But we've pretty much gone bankrupt in the 6 months since being here paying for my sons's doctor visits and food. Had to take out student loans to pay rent and food because the VA money never comes until the middle or end of the semster. If peopel keep telling me that Medicaid is not allowed ot count my disability or educational benefits as income why are they? I am a disabled combat veteran who is attending Columbia University on a Veteran Scholarship and the scholarship money has been counted as income by medicaid and denied my wife and son coverage. The VA keeps telling me it’s illegal, but Medicaid keeps telling me they don’t care. Literally! They’ve told me they don’t care about my son’s health or vaccinations, and that it wasn’t their responsibility. The Cost of Living we get is enough to pay for rent and utilities and some food. But we’ve pretty much gone bankrupt in the 6 months since being here paying for my sons’s doctor visits and food. Had to take out student loans to pay rent and food because the VA money never comes until the middle or end of the semster. If peopel keep telling me that Medicaid is not allowed ot count my disability or educational benefits as income why are they?

]]> By: Sarah http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/if-i-apply-for-va-benefits-can-i-still-get-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Sarah Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:43:36 +0000 http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/?p=389#comment-307 This has been extremely helpful to me. I am under thirty and have chosen to become responsible for the care of my 67 yr old Veteran father. He currently resides in a NH due to improper health management and alcohol abuse and I was concerned he would be denied claims on either end whether Medicaid or the VA. Thank you for your post. This has been extremely helpful to me. I am under thirty and have chosen to become responsible for the care of my 67 yr old Veteran father. He currently resides in a NH due to improper health management and alcohol abuse and I was concerned he would be denied claims on either end whether Medicaid or the VA. Thank you for your post.

]]> By: steven m kornblum http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/if-i-apply-for-va-benefits-can-i-still-get-medicaid/comment-page-1/#comment-254 steven m kornblum Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:02:24 +0000 http://elderlawtodaypodcast.com/?p=389#comment-254 Dear Mr. Hauptman, First, i find your editorials very interesting, thank you for them. I served in the ARMY from 8/65 to 8/68 with an Honorable Discharge. i was slated for viet-nam atleast four times, i couldn't go since i was the only male in my family to carry on the name. My father had an extreme case of Parkinsons Disease, who wasn't a VET. . please tell me if i have any benefits or recourse that will help me in these situations. 1-FINANCIAL. 2- HEALTH INSURANCE 3-. AGE DISCRIMINATION.- 4- MEDICAL DISCRIMINATION 5- ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT. THANK YOU, Steven Kornblum Dear Mr. Hauptman,
First, i find your editorials very interesting, thank you for them.
I served in the ARMY from 8/65 to 8/68 with an Honorable Discharge. i was slated for viet-nam atleast four times, i couldn’t go since i was the only male in my family to carry on the name.
My father had an extreme case of Parkinsons Disease, who wasn’t a VET. . please tell me if i have any benefits or recourse that will help me in these situations.

1-FINANCIAL.

2- HEALTH INSURANCE

3-. AGE DISCRIMINATION.-

4- MEDICAL DISCRIMINATION

5- ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT.

THANK YOU,

Steven Kornblum

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