Important: Out of state medicaid

Hi! I'm a college student with out of state medicaid. I've been seeking urgent mental health services before it gets worse. I am stranded in my current state, and my insurance is under my mother's. I called the medicaid office and asked them what i could do. they told me i could request a prior authorization form from whatever psychiatrist i see, and they will expedite the review to 3 days. if approved (which he said was likely) then they would cover the costs so long as the facility accepts medicaid. 2 separate insurance agents told us this. however, i havent been able to get any actual care. every facility tells me that they wont accept out of state insurance or they just cancel the appointment without much elaboration. the issue is that when scheduling appointments i make all of this very clear, then suddenly they will switch their answers shortly before the appointment. im getting very desperate. i had to take a leave of absence from school and stay with my sister because it is getting that bad. i have no way of going to my home state for atleast a few months. i have already been diagnosed with very severe depression, and i know how bad it can get. i dont want it to get to the point where i am suicidal and refuse to seek help. if i switch my insurance to the state im in then what am i supposed to do when i go back home for about a year? and when i come back here for college? any help would be GREATLY appreciated thank you

https://ift.tt/QpP7evr Submitted October 15, 2023 at 03:37AM by NormalDemand20 https://ift.tt/T1d49mh