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Rustylane Asked December 2014

Will Medicaid or Medicare pay for glasses? Or is there a special program to help pay for them?

My mom has Thyroid Eye Disease and has had 9 eye surgeries. While in Denver the glass's were paid for . Now in a small town and went to have eye's checked and we are told they won't be paid for.

jeannegibbs Dec 2014
Medicaid pays for glasses, at least in some states. As Pam says, not all medical practices accept Medicaid. How inconvenient would it be to get them in Denver? Or would it just be more hassle than it is worth?

pamstegma Dec 2014
Medicaid is run by each state. Now in a small town, the local optometrist is probably not taking any Medicaid patients. They don't have to .

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