Legal Issues about Insurance and Medical Treatments

 

Hi All,

sorry that my cell phone was out of battery and I was cut off in the middle of the conference call last night.

Regarding to Ma Lan's current situation, I talked to some American friends in my office. They have the following suggestions besides buying COBRA:

 

1. Since she is sick and out of emplyment, she can apply for Goverment's "Disability program" and can receive money suppot for her month living cost.

 

2. Since she and her husband are both out of emplyment and plus a child as a dependent,  if their household average income is below to a certain number, they are qualify to apply for Goverment's "Medaid" program which can cover all her medical expense. I have a friend who was in the hostpital for 10 days and had more than $30,000 bill. Since she didn't have a job and health insurance, her bill was all covered by the Medaid. The only thing need to do is to talk to the social workers in the hospital. They are experts on this and will help fill in the forms and file the application.

 

3. By law, no emergency rooms in any hostpitals can reject patients even though they don't have insurance or money. If you go to the hostpital through emergency room, they need to give you treatment until you are stable.

 

Bibo, can you please pass these info to Ma Lan? Also can you please tell me her phone ? I would like to call her. I also pass out the Minutes to He Bing in Canada. 

 

I will be out of town again from tonight through July 4th. The best way to reach me is via phone. Please let me know if I can be a help.

 

Weiqing