My stepdaughter has just been turned down for Medicaid. Her doctor said she needs surgery by the end of the year, sooner the better. She's 25 so I'm going to try to get her back on my insurance, but if that doesn't work I don't know what to do. I don't really know if I'm asking for advice or just getting this off my chest.

What state do you live in? We are in Texas and our story is a little different, but maybe it can help. My daughter is 22 and has Down syndrome, so she already had Medicaid. However, she has something called Amerigroup, which is a plan under Medicaid. We could not find a neurosurgeon with Moyamoya experience that took Amerigroup, only traditional Medicaid. I found out that my daughter did not qualify for traditional because it was only for those under the age of 21. I was stuck and felt completely hopeless thinking my daughter was never going to get the surgery. I was told to contact one of our state senators who was the chairman for health and human services. I contacted them yesterday and they went to work right away on my daughter's behalf. After weeks of me struggling to do it on my own, one day after calling our senator, I found out today that they were able to negotiate with the hospital and neurosurgeon and her surgery is scheduled for the 22nd. Again, I know it's not the same, but it might be a place to start. I wish you all the best!

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