By skyforbes I’m in Georgia. 58 years old. For a good number of years I've had ACA insurance and for the most part it worked out fine. Last December however I was laid off from work. Was fortunate enough to have some savings so I've been paying for my premiums since. Will be filing for disability in a month or so when I get caught up with doctors as my health has deteriorated and I'm no longer able to work.
So I assume come December 31st when my ACA runs out, I'm not certainly going to be able to renew it because they have a minimum of something in the neighborhood of $15,000 a year you need to be making in order to get it and get subsidies for it. If you have no income coming in I believe I've heard they force you to go into Medicaid. From what I read up it takes anywhere from 30 to 45 days for Medicaid approval although with all the chaos going on in the government right now I would assume that's taking longer. Would the fact that I had applied for disability but most likely would not have been approved for it yet by December be good enough to help me get it approved? Some of the medical records I'll be using for it I guess could also be submitted that show my health issues. And of course no job.
Is that how it basically works in terms of just applying and providing whatever documentation they want and waiting? Does it cover prescription drugs? That's my biggest fear. I'm on eliquis and a couple of other drugs that retail costs way too much for me to afford otherwise.