By skyforbes Hello,
I know this isn't an uncommon statement, but here we go. I live in Indiana, and at midnight tonight I got a notification that my HIP/medicaid coverage was being terminated as of 10/01. The reason given is because I apparently make too much money; I make $15.45 an hour and work 40 hours a week. This translates into approximately $2400 a month, which I just found out is about $150 too much to still be eligible for HIP. Approximately 2 weeks ago, I received another late night notification of a notice from FSSA stating that my auto renewal had been approved. Yes, I had the same job 2 weeks ago and have been working at the same place for a year. My problem is that the whole I actually do make over the limit, 1) why approve in August only to deny in September and 2) the Earned Income quoted in the denial is more than I've made ever at my current job, by another $200.
I don't really have a question, just terrified because I have a pre-existing condition (Type 1 diabetes) and I know from previous experience that my employers health coverage doesn't cover the cost of my meds (the specific insulin I take) and my financial situation is tenuous enough that the added cost of my employers insurance is going to cause other problems I can't deal with. I also know that the mental health coverage I was enjoying on Medicaid isn't supplied at all by UHC (my employers carrier).
I feel like I've been fighting for my health since I turned 25 (I'm 41, btw) and I'm just tired of it. I don't know what to do.