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[Flames9_RN 358]

Glad things have turned for the better, AND your getting that BP looked at!! Best of luck

[TrueNorth 0]

Just a little update: I had my daughter in early May and she's beautiful. I'm on meds for my blood pressure so it's normal right now. We sent in our adjustment packet and got an RFE and sent that in and now we're just waiting.

I had been on Medicaid when I was pregnant and though the baby is covered, I won't be after July. I applied again but the caseworker said my husband has to be on the application. I'm thinking this could be bad and not worth doing because with my mom as sponsor I think the gov will go after her for any benefits I receive because he's on the app, right? Isn't that how it works? I just need some help because my job doesn't give medical benefits and hubby isn't allowed to work here yet.

How do you get by when you're scraping by in the interim before the spouse gets authorization to work here? Things are really tight right now and my job cut my hours so much that I'm doing about 12-15 a week instead of my usual 40. I'm looking for another job or a second job but I'm finding that difficult because I'm nursing the baby and all. Hubby helps tremendously but I still need some advice. If it weren't for medical I'd be ok (so echoes thousands of households in the U.S. these days).

Should I just withdraw the app for aid? The caseworker told me if he applied for and got TANF then he would never be able to become a citizen! (Why?) I told her forget TANF then! Seriously I don't want to get any kind of gov. aid if it's going to mess us up for future. I can put med bills on credit cards and deal with it that way (though may end up doing credit settlement because of it in the long run).

How do you get some help with med bills without messing up everything?

[Flames9_RN 358]

Some doctors dont consider their clients financial situation and prescribe meds that the client can't afford to take. In some cases they can prescribe generic drug at reduced price or find a similar drug that is on Walmart, targets, safeway, etc etc reduced drug price list. Some prescriptions are as low as $4 a month! If you goto Walmarts or targets web page you can find their reduced drug price list and take that to your doctor and explain the situation. He can prescribe you the worlds best drug, but if you can't afford to take it, it is not going to help you. Best of luck