Medical Bills Assistance

[okspider 0]

I've gotten help paying for my medical bills (applying for them to be paid by the hospital) and probably will soon because of a car accodent. i've read that government help can hurt a case. This won't hurt mine will it? I mean because it's not really government assistance. Can someone shed some light?? thanks!

[DA BOMB 1]

I've gotten help paying for my medical bills (applying for them to be paid by the hospital) and probably will soon because of a car accodent. i've read that government help can hurt a case. This won't hurt mine will it? I mean because it's not really government assistance. Can someone shed some light?? thanks!

Are you the USC?

[okspider 0]

I've gotten help paying for my medical bills (applying for them to be paid by the hospital) and probably will soon because of a car accodent. i've read that government help can hurt a case. This won't hurt mine will it? I mean because it's not really government assistance. Can someone shed some light?? thanks!

Are you the USC?

yes

[okspider 0]

Just to make my question a little more clear. I have filled out the forms that come with medical bills to get the hospital to pay because they were big bills. I qualified because I had little to no income to cover them. I was recently in a car accident and I am going to try to get those paid because they were the sum of $4,540. I am just wondering if they look at that? (The visa people) It goes through the hospital and stuff so I am thinking no it's not even an issue. But I like to worry about all kinds of things. I am not getting government assitance or anything like that. Anyone?

[Meriem_DZ 37]

This link was posted in the AOS forum a little while ago. I read it and it says help with medical bills is not a counted against you.

An alien will not be considered a "public charge" for using:

HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, including programs such as Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), prenatal care, or other free or low-cost medical care at clinics, health centers, or other settings (other than long-term care in a nursing home or similar institution)

Click here to visit the website at USCIS about public charge.

Meriem

Edited March 12, 2007 by Meriem_setif

[pnd629 0]

You might have some trouble when you fill out the Affidavit of Support.

If your income is below the poverty level you will need to get a co-sponsor.

[okspider 0]

ok. So only if I were recieving benefits from the government (such as medicaid, SSI, WIC and such) would there be a problem. Correct? But not standard medical bills? I just want to make sure. Every detail doesn't escape me so in turn it worries me.

[okspider 0]

You might have some trouble when you fill out the Affidavit of Support.

If your income is below the poverty level you will need to get a co-sponsor.

I already do. So that's not a problem. I have everything figured out to the last detail. I am just going over some stuff that I have been thinking about. But thank you!

[okspider 0]

oops

Edited March 12, 2007 by okspider

[Meriem_DZ 37]

You should be ok, so dont worry.

For those interested this is what the USCIS site quoted.

Benefits Not Subject to Public Charge Consideration

Non-cash benefits and special-purpose cash benefits that are not intended for income maintenance are not subject to public charge consideration. Such benefits include:

• Medicaid,

• Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),

• Food Stamps,

• the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC),

• immunizations,

• prenatal care,

• testing and treatment of communicable diseases,

• emergency medical assistance,

• emergency disaster relief,

• nutrition programs,

• housing assistance,

• energy assistance,

• child care services,

• foster care and adoption assistance,

• transportation vouchers,

• educational assistance,

• job training programs,

• and non-cash benefits funded under the TANF program.