topics: Connecticut Medicaid Medicare, supplement insurance, medical coverage, medicaid inpatient, centers for Medicaid; Medicaid In Connecticut; Medicaid Assistance information

 
Medicaid brochure or publication:
Your Medicare Rights and Protections

source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
44pp   languages: English
Fairly detailed explanations and descriptions about your Medicare rights and protections.
Medicaid brochure or publication:
CONNECTICUT MEDICAID FACTS

source: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
file size: 2 pg.   languages: English
Introduction to Connecticut Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Connecticut residents.
web page: "Medicaid-Annuity" (No Such Thing in CT)

source: Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care
languages: English
"Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent seminar or read in advertisements or articles, in Connecticut there is no such thing as an annuity that will guarantee avoidance of Medicaid spend-down rules!"
Medicaid brochure or publication:
Medicaid. Connecticut. Medicaid and SCHIP Income Eligibility Thresholds for Children and Parents.

source: Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families
file size: 2 pg.   languages: English
Income Eligibility Thresholds and Sources of Coverage information about Connecticut Medicaid and SCHIP
Medicaid brochure or publication:
Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005

source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
file size: 12 pg.   languages: English
A brief explanation of the Medicaid program.
web page:
Medicaid Coverage of Hospice

source: Connecticut General Assembly - Office of Legislative Research
languages: English
from the web page: "...States that run Medicaid programs have the option of offering hospice services to program enrollees. According to David Parrella of the Department of Social Services (DSS), the state's Medicaid program provides some coverage for hospice services, but in a way that is more limited than the coverage most other states offer (“bundled services”). According to a 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation report, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma were the only states not offering the more extensive coverage. ..."

Medicaid brochure or publication:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Connecticut

source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
file size: 8 pg.   languages: English
"...Connecticut expands Medicaid to cover several different groups of families, children, and childless individuals..."
Medicaid brochure or publication:
A CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE IN CONNECTICUT

source:healthinsuranceinfo.net
file size: 45pg.   languages: English
from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Connecticut , you have rights under federal and state law that will protect you when you seek to buy, keep, or switch your health insurance, even if you have a serious health condition. This guide describes your protections as a resident of Connecticut.
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage - Connecticut

source:Families USA
8 pages; languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "Are you uninsured? You are not alone. Millions of Americans are without health insurance. Some lost their insurance when they lost their jobs. Others work hard, but their jobs don’t provide health insurance benefits. Whatever the reason, finding health insurance can be difficult.... "
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine - Connecticut

source:Families USA
2 pages; languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "Medicaid Is a Boon to Connecticut’s Economy. In 2005, Connecticut will spend more than $4.0 billion on Medicaid. Of this, the federal government will contribute more than $2.0 billion.1 This $4.0 billion dollar investment will give Connecticut’s economy a shot in the arm—stimulating state business activity and creating new jobs. Because Medicaid spending has an economic multiplier effect, each $1 million that Connecticut invests in Medicaid results in nearly $2.1 million in new business activity and nearly 17 newly created jobs... "
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Connecticut MEDICAID FACTS

source:National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
languages: English
from the brochure or publication:"The Medicaid program provides health insurance for over 250,000 low-income children in Connecticut. Medicaid is an indispensable health program providing health insurance coverage for part or all of the year to one in three children...."
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: web page:
Connecticut Demographics of Low-Income Children

source:National Center for Children in Poverty
languages: English
from the web page:"Research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty level to meet their most basic needs. Children living in families with incomes below this level—$40,000 for a family of four in 2006—are referred to as low income..."
web page:
Connecticut & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets

source:Kaiser Family Foundation
languages: English


web page: Key Medicaid Information for Connecticut

source:Elder Law Answers
languages: English
Explains important basics about Connecticut Medicaid. Topics include protections for the community spouse, transfers, income, and estate recovery.