Can someone who gets medicaid and s.s. disability (780 bux per month) get a part time job and keep disability?

Question

Can someone who gets medicaid and s.s. disability (780 bux per month) get a part time job and keep disability?

Answer 1

She wont loose the disability but WILL loose the medicaid. Disability is based on how much you have paid in ss taxes. They actually have several programs to help you go back to work and get on your feet. After so long the payments will go on a sliding scale based on how much she is bringing in from work, but I think its something like 9 months before that happens.



HOWEVER, whats the med reasons for this? Does she still need to take meds or see docs? She WILL loose the medicaid when she goes back to work because the extra income will put her over the income level to receive it since medicaid is based on financial need. If it is actually MEDICARE she is on, I am not sure.



Honestly, and her docs and if she has an honest social worker will tell her the same thing... She needs to look at working under the table. She can do things like freelance if she is any good at writing or any art form.



SHe has a child so she may be good to be a private nanny or babysitter. There are a number of other things she could do under the table and bring in money.

Answer 2

Bless your heart for writing in for you cousin.and her son.



I too have Peripheral Neuropathy, and had Cancer 23 yrs ago. Yet very blessed to not have the neuropathy in my hands. I'm 44.



As far as I know from being almost exactly where your cousin is.

Disabled myself. No she can't unless she is able to take her Medicaid away or take a deduction in her SSI in liu of money she is making.

See they cut that bigger SSI check in just about half if she want to try and work. Yet she will need to go back through the hoops of Medicare and SSI to get the ok from her own doctors and there's that she is no longer in need of Permanent Disability and be changed to prove she can do it. They will change her status to "on as needed."

Then another hoop to prove she can work no less or no more than 24 hours a week for 6 months without a sick day in that time.

All a big narly pain in all of our butts so to speak. Took me almost 2 solid years just to get on disability.

If she can get to a pain specialist to help her with her feet and hand pain. Methadone at tiny amounts can help her almost 95 percent with the pain. There is also a drug called Lyrica that is the new Neuropathy med that actually works. Acupuncture helps tremendously also,



If I were you or your cousin. I would go to the SSI building where she first got all the paper work started. An appt to see a counselor and have your ?'s written down prior to the appt. Call first by phone for the appt. Duh geez ;> Good luck.

Answer 3

Acupuncture, which involves inserting thin needles into various points on your body, may reduce peripheral neuropathy symptoms.

Answer 4

If she has SSDI based on her previous work history then she could earn about 800 bucks a month without losing benefits. Calculate the exact amount here, assuming she has SSDI and not SSI. http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/sga.html



However, since she also gets Medicaid unfortunately every cent she earns will count against her Medicaid benefits so if her earnings get reported then her Medicaid benefits will be cut by that same amount she earns - I think.



I strongly suggest that you join the Yahoo Disability Insurance Issues group and ask your questions of the experts there rather than take my -not an expert at all- answers as fact. The people at this group are experts on all aspects of disability insurance issues and can answer your questions 100% correctly.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Disinissues/



good luck