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Medicaid may buy diapers for cerebral palsy victim

A widower father of four is suing the state of Florida in an attempt to get Medicaid to cover the diapers worn by his teenage daughter. Sharett, the 16 year-old daughter of Floyd Smith, suffers from cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Cromwell buy The Wicker Man film Towelhead aka Nothing Is Private ipod 25th Hour movie buy Vanity Fair Medicaid currently covers the cost of diapers for children, but not for teens. Sharett’s diapers are the family’s second biggest expense, and cost around $2,400 a year. This is a huge expense for a family of 5 trying to survive on an annual income of only $12,000. Howard the Duck psp Cerebral palsy is a serious, permanent, degenerative condition that can be caused at birth by negligent doctors or hospitals. Sufferers of cerebral palsy often do not survive childhood, and are completely dependent on their parents or caretakers. Beer Wars movie…
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