 [ Symptoms ] i am on medicaid because of a back disability i am 56 waiting on surgury almost a year health is worse cigna wont pay how do i get medicaid to help me still waiting for approval from cigna meantime have to take morphine to help with pain i am worse no one to help [ Disease ] if your doctor or neurosurgeon states that you need surgery then there should not be an issue both companies will pay for the surgery if it is medically necessary it should not take a year for approval it is time for you to become assertive and find out where the problem lies