The letter came. 
Certified. Good news rarely comes certified. We’ve been waiting to hear about Quinn’s secondary insurance, Medicaid. The answer is no. She doesn’t qualify under the State’s new criteria to get the Katie Beckett Waiver, and now, we only have our primary insurance for her. Which means that we have to pay everything that our insurance doesn’t. All co-pays for appointments and meds, meds not covered, physical therapy, orthodics, specialists and probably some tests thrown in there for good measure. We probably won’t appeal it because I don’t think we have a good case based on the new criteria. And really, I just don’t have it in me to fight. Haven’t heard on Gage’s, and his initial denial appeal was sent in first.
I’m now certifiably depressed.
Ugh,I hate insurance! I’m so sorry! Hang in there. It’s ridiculous that they give every child in foster care health insurance for life (even if the family is capable of providing it and paying for it on their own) but they can’t include kids who’s parents could really benefit from it.
Just another “flaw in the system” that some of us endure. They won’t cover The Youngest One either. Thankfully we have really good insurance, but I just think of all the OTHER things we could be providing for the kids if we didn’t have those medical expenses (which add up darn quick!)
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