Posted on Nov 21, 2023
Kentucky cut off her Medicaid over a clerical error — just days before her surgery
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The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.
The Kentucky resident was diagnosed with severe anemia and given a blood transfusion after her hemoglobin levels had plummeted. Likens, 48 at the time, was days from having surgery to treat chronic uterine bleeding that she said left her bleeding "constantly."
But soon a problem appeared: The hospital said she didn't have Medicaid coverage, jeopardizing her procedure. Likens, who is disabled, was rocked by the news. She believed she'd done what was needed to maintain her eligibility. "I was just ready to fall to pieces," Likens said, fearing she was "going to spend the rest of my life getting blood transfusions."
The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.
The Kentucky resident was diagnosed with severe anemia and given a blood transfusion after her hemoglobin levels had plummeted. Likens, 48 at the time, was days from having surgery to treat chronic uterine bleeding that she said left her bleeding "constantly."
But soon a problem appeared: The hospital said she didn't have Medicaid coverage, jeopardizing her procedure. Likens, who is disabled, was rocked by the news. She believed she'd done what was needed to maintain her eligibility. "I was just ready to fall to pieces," Likens said, fearing she was "going to spend the rest of my life getting blood transfusions."
Kentucky cut off her Medicaid over a clerical error — just days before her surgery
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