God Bless America.

And I mean that in the very southern "bless your heart" way.

TW: American Disability & Medicaid systems, post-op recovery, chronic illness including seasonal migraines, neurodivergence, mental stress, discussion of distress, danger, and genocide.

I just got denied Medicaid for 2026. Why? I didn't return the re-application form. Why wouldn't I do that promptly, it's not hard to return a form, right?

1. I had a total hip joint replacement on January 5. I spent most of the month of January on Oxy.

2. I came home from the hospital with a stomach virus, and my sister brought me home an upper respiratory virus at the end of January.

3. I learned my SSI Disability appeal was denied at exactly one week post-op. I've been busy re-applying with my lawyer's office, in-between medical appointments galore.

4. I spent most of February in a severe, intractable migraine thanks to an extended "Fool's Spring."

5. Every time I was prompted to re-apply online, I was locked out of the state website for 24 hours for too many failed login attempts, because apparently none of my saved login info is correct.

6. I have combined-type ADHD. It's on my medical record. That's not going to be manageable while I'm on a meds regimen that's totally different than normal and have extreme physical and mental stressors in my life. My lawyer's office can tell you how the demand resistant avoidance is treating me. Locking an ADHD person out of a task they're prepared to focus on for 24 hours is the kiss of death.

Basically, I am being asked to complete a "simple task" with an obese elephant strapped to my back, and zero assistance.

So, now I get to call my DHS office on Monday and demand they reconsider my case.

My current plan ends on the 28th, so I'm clear for all of the medical care I've had so far, and I'm up on all my prescription meds, so I can deal with a month or so of paperwork, and I will absolutely submit anything I pay out of pocket for retroactive reimbursement.

But seriously... I was denied SSI Disability despite the fact that my combined disabilities contributed to my failing to submit the paperwork to keep the healthcare coverage I need for another year.

Go ahead. Tell me this isn't an ongoing, bipartisan genocide of disabled people.

Flying the American flag upside down is a sign of citizens in distress, with extreme danger to life or property. Considering disabled Americans aren't allowed to have any kind of accumulated wealth to access the social security system, and considering thousands of disabled Americans are unable to participate in the full-time workforce and yet are in SSI Disability application limbo for 2-12+ years... the call is coming from inside the house.