Texas resident mistakenly declared dead, depriving her of vital health insurance

A resident of Magnolia, Texas, suddenly discovered that she no longer had health insurance or a bank account. Sherry Ellis wasn't hacked because her Social Security records incorrectly said she was dead.

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“The woman says there was a mistake on the part of Social Security, but fixing it was a big problem,” writes ABC13.

It all started when 73-year-old Ellis went to the pharmacy to pick up prescription medicine. It was then that she found out that she no longer had insurance that was supposed to cover her vital medicine.

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When reporters asked her how many pills she takes per day, she poured them in her hand.

“I take a lot. Plus I need to get my vitamins,” Ellis said.

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In her palm turned 9,5 tablets, not counting vitamins. Some for the heart, others for blood pressure. But the hardest thing to swallow is not this handful of medicines, but the fact how much they cost without insurance. According to the woman, this is more than 850 dollars a month.

Until Ellis was pronounced dead, she had Medicare insurance.

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She says Social Security made a mistake in linking her Social Security number to her death certificate. She visited the administration office, but has not yet been “returned” to the ranks of the living.

“For 45 days I can barely hold on because I need to take medicine,” says the woman.

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She again went to the office of the Service, where she was given a letter that had to be shown at the pharmacy. The letter said: “Our records incorrectly showed that she died. However, since then we have discovered that she is alive. ”

But Ellis says the letter did not work.

“They said, 'Sorry, this letter is useless. It should be in the system because your insurance is in the system,” the woman said.

Ellis hopes this will be fixed soon.

She has only 6 pills left to treat heart disease. One jar without insurance costs 400 dollars.

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