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I'm no longer homeless - I've been in a subsidized apartment for a year.
The program is called "Permanent Assistive Housing". That means I could live here for the rest of my life without paying a dime. Ultimately the cost is borne by the American Taxpayer through the Federal Housing And Urban Development Administration.
However I have a really good consulting client. I cancelled my food stamps a couple months ago. I no longer have Medicare - last month was my first month of paying for Obamacare.
Because my income is very uneven, the agency which got me the housing - Community Services Northwest is waiting until August before I'm responsible for paying the rent.
Should I be out of work again, the American Taxpayer will pick up the tab.
I presently have five grand in the bank. I figured I'd spread the love by subscribing here. I'm also going to subscribe to Radio Paradise.
I expect to donate some to the Portland homeless shelters that kept me out of the rain and snow, but haven't decided yet how much to give them.
Unfortunately I've got to find a new shrink. Molina's health insurance won't pay for CSNW's Program for Assertive Community Treatment. My understanding is that the PACT Team is for the extra-special crazies. I've always wanted that feeling of belonging to something.
I expect Molina will cover a once per month visit to a psychiatrist. I'm doing well these days; once per month for a medication adjustment should be just fine.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 28 2017, @02:58PM (2 children)
Sorry for the stupid question. But I was under the impression that United States won't give their citizens any help should they hit upon a hard time? or medical help should one say get cancer while unemployed.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday May 28 2017, @04:52PM
That threw me too last year when he kept talking about Vancouver. I thought he was talking about the Vancouver in Canada. Instead he was talking about the one near Portland, Oregon.
Apparently the social services in the US very wildly between states and municipalities. And no, as a Canadian, I don't know how it works in the US either.
-- hendrik
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday May 29 2017, @01:40AM
It was suspected that I had lung cancer about a year ago, but it turned out to be a benign cyst. The CT scan and doctor visits were paid for by medicaid.
The problem is that you can't get medicaid if your income is above a certain level, which isn't very high. Working part-time at mcdonalds you won't have medical insurance and you won't qualify for medicaid.
The federal government has some funds to pay for housing but there is a huge long waiting list. I'm fortunate in that I was given a referral by my mental health clinic.
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