After your child is qualified for Medicaid with the Katie Beckett waiver, you can get reimbursed for mileage to drive your child to each of their medical appointments. This one can be tricky to get paid for, but with perseverance and PATIENCE it can be done!
The first step is to call the Medicaid Transportation phone number at 877-503-1261, tell them your child is on Medicaid and that you want to be set up to get reimbursed to drive her to her medical appointments. This one is interesting, they cover certain visits but not others. Just last week I called to get approval for the Idaho State University hearing audiology lab, which they have covered for 5 years and they said they didn't cover audiology, but they do cover hearing checks. Say what?! It took 10 minutes to figure that out, patience is a virtue, right? So we go to the university for hearing checks, not to see an audiologist, even though when we go there we see the audiologist. So this is a fun game within a game with them. You have to call and set up the appointments in advanced or they won't reimburse. They will pay for visits to Salt Lake City, etc, under certain conditions too. Again, you have to play their game with them, but it is money that they send you as long as you qualify and jump through their hoops. Sometimes they say that if there is a closer provider for that same service, that you can only get paid for the closer provider transportation. With SLC they can even pay a per diem for your hotel room, I have had them tell me. Naturally I forgot to set the transportation for that appointment up in advance!
They might be able to help with meals, lodging, etc.
ReplyDeleteSee sections 870 to 872 of http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/16/0309.pdf. Particularly, carefully read Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services: Coverage And Limitations section 872-02.
For more information on Idaho non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), go to http://www.idahonemt.net/.
Also, see http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Medical/Medicaid/MedicalCare/MedicalTransportation/tabid/704/Default.aspx
Assuming your child went to Primary Children's Medical Center in SLC, your family could have received special discount rates from local area hotels as noted below:
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Overnight Accommodations
The Ronald McDonald House and some hotels give discounted rates to families. View an updated list. The Parent Resource Center, 801.662.3795, or Admitting, 801.662.1070, can also provide the list.
Copied from https://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/forpatients/Pages/OutpatientGuide.aspx
Link to list: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/Documents/Primary_Childrens_Hotel_List.pdf
The Parent Resource Center is a great resource. If you have any questions, just give them a call.
Information about the Ronald McDonald Houses in SLC can be found at http://rmhslc.org/index.php/what-we-do/ronald-mcdonald-houses
Primary's offers financial assistance. See the following links:
Financial Assistance for Patients - https://intermountainhealthcare.org/communitysupport/billingassistance/assistance/Pages/home.aspx
How to Apply for Financial Assistance - https://intermountainhealthcare.org/communitysupport/billingassistance/assistance/Pages/apply.aspx
Financial Assistance Frequently Asked Questions - https://intermountainhealthcare.org/communitysupport/billingassistance/assistance/Pages/faqs.aspx
State Programs & Other Resources - https://intermountainhealthcare.org/communitysupport/billingassistance/assistance/Pages/resources.aspx
I have used Non-Emergency Medical Transportation service
ReplyDeletein Scottsdale for my elder brother. I have taken feedback about these companies before hiring and so I know how much these services are valuable in our human society. I wish I could explain the true value of such services like you, but I think only cost is not the thing that one should consider, as there are many more important factors that makes them good companies. Thanks.