# Losing medical assistance

**URL:** <https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/losing-medical-assistance/4721>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [April 23, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/losing-medical-assistance/4721 "2026-04-23T18:40:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![SauceyMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sauceymike/32/3907_2.png) [@SauceyMike](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SauceyMike)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/losing-medical-assistance/4721/1 "2026-04-23T18:40:41Z")

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I’m losing medical assistance at the end of the month and now will have to pay massive co pays on hospital stays , $2,000 per year for my meds, co pays for psych appointments..

I have to use Medicare advantage now because my assets are to high and I’m not working..

what a joke health care should be free if you’re disabled lols…

anyone else here have to use Medicare because they don’t qualify for MA?

you shouldn’t be penalized for having money

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**Author:** ![Batik21](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/batik21/32/12655_2.png) [@Batik21](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Batik21)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/losing-medical-assistance/4721/2 "2026-07-16T08:02:39Z")

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I have medicare but I also have BCBS through my last employer the federal government. I get a disability check from the office of personnel management bc I qualified under their rules. With that I get to keep BCBS but they take like 700 out of that check for that coverage. So it’s my secondary abcd it’s my wife primary. I also get SSDI which is where the medicare comes from.

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**Author:** ![Lilyofthevalley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/lilyofthevalley/32/52_2.png) [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/losing-medical-assistance/4721/3 "2026-07-16T12:57:26Z")

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I have a Medicare advantage plan for insurance. I use GoodRx for prescriptions when it’s cheaper to use that than it is to use my insurance. I had all my regular scripts (except 2) changed to tier 1 drugs on my plan so my meds are free.

For dr copays and coinsurance, I found a hospital system where I qualify for free medical care and do all my appointments through them. I have many drs and health issues so that’s an enormous and significant amount of help.

So I pay a little over $200/ month for my insurance, $100-150 /mo for my 2 meds that aren’t tier 1, and only have to pay coinsurance and copays for medical care that is not necessary like for instance if I wanted to have a cosmetic procedure done.

It helps a ton!