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Akoto

(4,267 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:15 PM Jun 2012

How does the ACA affect we who are on SSI/disabled, if at all?

I am on Medicaid as a result of being disabled and on SSI. It's really important to me, and surely changed my life, so I'm just wondering if the new law will impact my situation at all. I'm in Florida, so I doubt we'll see any expansion, but beyond that.

My mom heard somewhere that they're "taking my healthcare away," so I need to reassure her about that, besides. Oy.

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How does the ACA affect we who are on SSI/disabled, if at all? (Original Post) Akoto Jun 2012 OP

Medicaid funds will be INCREASED, unless your state has opted out, which they are allowed to do. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #1

^^^^^THIS^^^^^^ freshwest Jun 2012 #2

Not at all, elleng Jun 2012 #3

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

1. Medicaid funds will be INCREASED, unless your state has opted out, which they are allowed to do.

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:18 PM

Jun 2012

I don't know if Florida has opted out. You can Google that. I wouldn't be surprised if it has.

If FL has opted out, nothing should change. Unfortunately. Your Medicaid funding from the fed remains the same. Unless your state has done some things separately that affects it, but that is not the ACA that is doing that.

Repeat: The ACA INCREASES Medicaid funds to states, unless they opt out.

The ACA has nothing to do with SSI, that I've heard of, so has no effect on that, as far as I know.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

2. ^^^^^THIS^^^^^^

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:20 PM

Jun 2012

elleng

(131,123 posts)

3. Not at all,

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jun 2012

but you might tell your mom that, if you were not in Florida, your coverage might have improved (assuming Florida opts out.)

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