How Can Someone With No Income Get Health Insurance?

On an another note, I had just been denied for VA’s medicaid application and can’t afford the marketplace coverage. I am not pregnant, don’t have a pregnant person in my house or dependents.

After Obamacare, on a 40K salary, with my employer insurance at $150 a month, I could no longer afford to go to the doctor or continue medicines because of the out of pocket costs. There just wasn’t that $140+ left after monthly bills were paid. Big difference between a $20 and $50 copay on a budget. I’ve tried prescription assistance programs through pharmaceutical companies.

I was able to get emergency treatment at a hospital once and they generously waived the sliding scale payments, however I had to pay for prescriptions and opted to just fill the most important one.

Hold on, you said that those that have no income that there is nothing in the marketplace for us. Ok, all southern states didn’t expand their coverage except Louisiana and Kanasas to women regardless of child or pregnant or disabled. But….but…you said also childless males will probably not meet the requirements either. So if a 38 female from Mississippi no child no income due to a rare neurological disease that recently was added to the ssa list of quality disabilities, and this will result in death if gone untreated and it is causing major impacts of ones health like trouble swallowing vertigo irreversible permanent nerve damage permanent vision problem and the only treatment that has shown to either stop or slow down the sysmptoms that treatment is brain surgery. But…. symptoms can come back or never go away and here’s the real kick in butt there’s no cure either. And very few specialist and there’s none in Mississippi btw. But….a diagnosis alone doesn’t work to get on disability it has to be well documented from doctors that in detail on every single symptom from this disease has to tell why employment isn’t a good idea. Who will hire me since I have severe migraines everyday, neck pain that keeps me unable to turn my head side to side, hands that fall asleep for no reason, double vision,blurred vision, memory loss,loss of ability to walk correctly because of severe nerve damage from my brain crushing my spine and blocking fluid my brain and spine needs, and compromised nervous system I could go on but my hands on numbing now? A SHOW OF HANDS WILL YOU GIVE ME A JOB?!?! CAN I DRIVE YOUR COMPANY VEHICLE?!? GOVERNMENT VEHICLES?!?! LOOK AFTER YOUR KIDS?!?!? ANYBODY?!? Everyone!!!!!! Well every female!!!!!if you want help, pop out a kid and let that child be the states problem and then seek the help you need. Or become a drug addicts alcoholic homeless person or “poor person ” who is without a permanent resident that can apparently get mediciad cause every one I have come across has coverage but remember to “act” crazy. Or be a freeloader lazy person who rather use kids as meal tickets and live off other people because you can’t be bothered. One of those will get you coverage. Someone somewhere that makes the rules to this is completely stupid. I watched a male individual going for his SSI disability hearing one morning. His car was very nice, his clothes clean and pressed, walking with almost a skip in his step,cane hanging on arm not in his hand for support, but the second he realized someone could see him from those windows, he could barely walk.and the elevator ride he could barely keep his balance. Leaving his hearing was even better, just as the elevator binged and the doors opens you could hear angels singing, he was healed. And I was denied. Yeah, I must be stupid. Mortality rates have declined my butt. I’m dead because Mississippi is so backwards still 50 years behind. So, care to weigh in….

I own a house
Self employed

Texas Medicaid does not cover poor people with zero income unless they are children or child bearing women.

My granddaughter is 20 years old. She has a seizure disorder. She is a scholarship student at A&M, graduated valdictorian from her high school. There is no insurance available for her because her income is “too low.”

My daughter, the mother of the child above does not have insurance. Her income is “too low”. My daughter does not and has not worked because she cares for her elderly father and while her child was a minor had to be continenously available for her daughter with multiple seizures. For a period of time this same daughter had to be home schooled.

Texas Medicaid does not/will not cover health care for this pair. Texas would prefer that my gifted granddaughter work at McDonald’s than continue her education. Texas would prefer my husband in a nursing home vs. being cared for by his daughter.

how can someone who is not working, with 0 income, trying for disability, get insurance???

I lost my job due to being out of work due to extended medical leave and loss my insurance bilateral hip replacements.

You know, many people think -and say- that “there is work, if you really want it”. Well, I say that is NOT true. Not at all. There are places-and reasons- for that statement to be totally meaningless.
There ARE places where the population, geographical, and economic “atmosphere” is simply non-conducive to industry, or works opportunities of any kind.
I am sure of this. I have seen this. Not only is it true, it is also a fact for many small towns and poor areas,where here are virtually NO places where one can find work without having a car, and many (again) poor, and/or rural areas where NO jobs are available unless one is physicallly (and /or economically) able to travel!! I would really be interested in finding out ANY ideas or answers to this issue!

OK so I live in FL. I was turned down through Medicaid because I did not want to take out child support on my child’s father. He is a very good dad so we have a mutual agreement, they want accept the agreement. Now I am troubled I suffer from diabetes, hepatitis, And lots of other issues. I am married to someone else I forgot to mention, and really don’t want child support or make him come all the way from up state for court hearings, why does he make a difference on my health the child was covered but I was denied this makes no since I never had this problem in Louisiana!!

You left out my group, 55-65 year old female. I could only work part time due to heart problems, was told that since I have no dependents, I am left hanging. I have to get an exemption certificate every year now. Horrible.

I tried O’Bamacare but I had to have some income. I was denied Medicaid because. I am not disable or 65 years old. I can’t find any health care and I am a diabetic. I need medicine now. What to do. I just lost my job in September and my health care and Doctor.

I am 46 year old male and have an injury to my right knee and need surgery. I need healthcare coverage to get my knee fixed so I can get a job.

So let’s see if I got this right. American (check) no income, no job (check) Past felony (non-violent, drug user) can’t get a job (check) have hepatitis C (check) in Florida have no dependents (check) must have job for Obama care (check) Must have job for medicare (check) this all equals No health care help only option die.

Or be or claim to be a non citizen, illegal all government benefits.

That doesn’t help a bit. How does a sick person get medical attention that will make him well enough to get and keep a job? My 39 year old son wants to work, but cannot keep a job due to health related absence which results in his being let go before he qualifies for benefits. I cannot afford my own medical bills, I certainly can’t pay his. What is he to do?

I have seizures and need a doctor and medicine and have no job or no insurance and live in Abilene TX and need help.

I am a 31 yearold female homeless denied by Medicaid I am in need of mental health services to be able to keep a job and better myself. Feels hopeless

You can go to the hospital with no coverage but if they send you to a specialist you are out of luck.I’ve been living with a broken shoulder for three years and cant work. I cant get ssdp benefits because I havent been able to get a specialist to see me.

I have no job I have been in three wrecks I’m on strong medicine it’s hard for me be around people I stay with my mom and dad they live on a fix income and can not help me with any bills I’m 37 years old I don’t get around real good because of my back and feet legs I have a 18 year old daughter and theirs no way she can help.this is my moms iPad that I’m using

Look this Obama care crap is ridiculous and a waste of time! If this president could not litterally enforce this law to be respected and enforced by every state and party line and it seems to me he knew he couldn’t because all these so called southern states aka “racist” have rights. Let me tell you had it been Bill Clinton or Bush that had passed this Bill all these white folks would be listening right now and not blocking their states from using it right now. Thus leaving people with no place to go health care wise and have to pay a darn fine that no non working person can pay Duh? Then why the heck did he pass it? Dumb! Heck I voted for the guy and even I know better. Had he told me that he passed a bill that no states has to follow or support but that I would still have to pay the $695 for a penalty that I have nothing to do with because he can’t do his job and enforce it! I would have told him to take a hike and not vote for either party!!!! Shame on you Obama! It isn’t just his fault either. GET IT TOGETHER WASHINGTON!

I lost my Medicaid due to my child turning 18. I can’t work due to illness. Can’t collect SSD due to lack of recent work history. I live on $5400.00 year as I lost child support! I need Doctors and prescriptions. I’ve tried everything! What can I do? Buying terrified!

I need Medicaid as well. I have been denied too many times to count. My Medicaid ended 12/01/2012 when my daughter turned 18 yrs old. I have been hospitalized for DVT/PE, and I also have Osteoarthritis. I am required to take blood-thinners, but can not get them because I have no income and no insurance. What is a person like me supposed to do to get some help?