The Government BITES!

Those of you who deal with medicaid can totally relate. For the last several years, we have fought to keep medicaid for Logen. In Arkansas he qualifies for TEFRA. To qualify, you must 'qualify' for 2 or more therapies. This form of medicaid is secondary to provate insurance and isn't income based. Depending on Adam's income for any given month, the form of medicaid we get goes back and forth between SSI and TEFRA. Here's what bursts my bubble. We FINALLY qualify for checks for Logen. And, yesterday- I open the mail and read a lovely letter. Apparently the government has OVERPAID us 3,000 bucks in the last 3 years. And, we have 20 days in which to give it back. Nevermind the fact that it can take them 3 years to give us money that we need for obvious reasons, but them they expect us to pull 3 grand from where in 20 days? The way the system works makes no sense. They are the federal government... why send out money if you know you are going to ask for it back?! They see what the crap we are paid each month. We pay taxes! I sent in paystubs. How did they miss this? Is Logen going to get kicked out of the medicaid system b/c of their screw up?
My kid has CP, nobody asked for this! We just asked for a bit of help to give him a good life. W/o medicaid, Logen can't get therapy- our private insurance only covers 60 sessions per year! We used that in January. What about his thickener. Insurance doesnt cover that either. It's 2 bucks a package. 1 pkg is good for 4 oz of liquid. Do you know how much that would cost us a month. We would be living on the streets! I'm seriously thinking we should stop trying so hard, stop working, and live off welfare. Why in the world does the gov't want to continuesly help people that can't hold down a job, are in our country illegally, have 15 kids and don't even try to make it?
I'm ticked. I don't have 3 grand to give the government. My family has to eat. My child needs therapy, special services, etc. It's not like we use the money to support our habits. We don't smoke, don't abuse drugs, and we aren't alcoholics. The money goes to help pay Logen's medical expenses- our St Louis Trips (To the Cerebral Palsy Center) medicaid doesn't cover (and is out of network for our private insurance), so we used that money for those! I'm trying to go back to school. I'm already taking out student loans- I hate debt. I refuse to pay them back with a credit card and acrue 20 something % interest. Yes, that was an option on my bill. Whaaaat?
Just wanted to get that off my chest, I don't feel much better. I still want to chunk something out the window and scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!