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[Csmiling4u]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif What if u don't have the money to go to a doctor that speicalises in lupus? I live in Twin Falls Idaho, can someone help?

[helloos]

Hi there. I dont' know how it is there in Idaha...I live in Massachusetts and we have what is called "free care" for those who qualify for it. Also are you eligible for Medicaid? or Medicaire?

I don't know what you circumstances are but usually the welfare office or the hospital can help you and point you in the right direction.

Do you have any type of insurance or any doctor like a primary care?

If you are not eligle for Medicaid or Medicare or any benefits through the Dept. of Medical Assistance, sometime they put you on a sliding fee scale.

[alobreto]

helloos is right. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

Places you can call for assistance are generally listed in the Blue Pages of USA telephone books. Among them are Department of Social/Human/Family Services, Crisis Hotline - Suicide hotline- Tell them you aren't suicidal but at the end of your rope needing a referral to low cost/free medical care, County hospital - ask to speack to a Licensed Social Worker for info. Another avenue is the Salvation Army. Also call Catholic Charities - you don't have to be Catholic to be helped. Also call your closest university hospital related medical school - care can be in accordance with your ability to pay.

Try those places also for other kinds of assistance such as food, clothing, transportation, utility bills, childcare, etc. to lower your out of pocket costs to help you pay for your own medical care. In addition call your utility companies as most in the USA have programs to help people with medical or other crises to pay for utilities on a temporary basis.

Another thing you can do is sell everything in sight that you haven't used in the past year. If you have a car payment, sell the car and pay cash for something less glamorous that will do the job. That can also reduce car insurance costs considerably.

I wish you well!
Angela style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/flowers.gif

[leahb133]

In Colorado we have something called Colorado Indingent Care and it sort of serves as an insurance for those who don't have it. It is different from Medicaid, in fact it is where they send people who are not eligible for Medicaid. It was such a life saver to me a few years ago when i was in and out of the hospital and my husband was unemployed.. I only had to pay a deductible instead of the 18,000 it was costing per stay. Yout state might have something like this.