I finally got some good news. Yesterday I received the ruling from the ALJ in my Medicaid (state insurance) hearing. He deemed me disabled and overturned the decision of the department of human services. I will now be able to get Medicaid and possibly other assistance.

I'm going to contact the people handling my SSDI claim and let them know. I'm wondering if this will help speed things along for that. They use the SS classification to determine disabilities. So if an ALJ has deemed me disabled for the Medicaid maybe that will be enough and I won't have to have another hearing?? Opinions...

it certainly cant hurt. i would besides calling them, mail them the decision certified mail return receipt. good luck.

That's some good news in the battle, fbodgrl !

I too, got a denial letter that did not list some of my doctors. I had hand delivered the medical records for ALL my doctors yet some were not listed on the denial. They lost ALL the records I delivered and only used the ones they requested. I have hired an attorney to represent me at the hearing. I continue to see my doctors as needed and will have MORE medical records to add to my claim. The major debilitating health issue was also not listed on the denial. They only listed the 8 other issues that alone do not make me disabled but combined with the ONE that does disable me. How do they overlook the most important and most severe issue? They did have the medical records from that specialist, the neurosurgeon.