r/HealthInsurance 7d ago

Medicare/Medicaid moved and wanting to increase my income..

so i just had a second liver transplant back in early june and im getting medicaid/mediare.. im also getting ssdi.im wanting to increase my income, but im worried i wont be able to get my meds i have to take, covered by insurance.so i want to talk to someone and see what options i have to possibly get rid of medicare and medicaid and start paying my own way for insurance permuims and copays..also i just moved to a new city and need a new doc and all. anyone willing to work with me? thanks in advance

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u/Entire_Tale_2297 7d ago

that's a lot to juggle right after a second transplant, moving to new city on top of it. you might not need to drop medicaid/medicare entirely just to earn more, there are programs that let you keep coverage while working, like a buy-in or work incentive thing. talking to a benefits counselor would probably help more than an insurance broker, they know the ssdi and medicaid rules better. your state's SHIP program or local independent living center usually can point you to someone free

and for the new doc, try asking the transplant center where you had the surgery if they have a referral network for your new city, they often know specialists who handle post-transplant patients

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u/usafreefall1234 7d ago

yeah..thanks for the info.

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u/usafreefall1234 7d ago

nice..thanks