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Finding the right answers and information about a complicated topic like Medicaid can mean searching through hundreds of pages at government and private websites. To help seniors and caregivers get started in their search, our editors have compiled this digest of Iowa Medicaid help and information resources.
 

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Iowa Medicaid Eligibility; How to get Medicaid in Iowa

What's Available? Medicaid (Title 19) is described on this page.
source:Iowa Department of Human Services
"Medicaid is a program that pays for covered medical and health care costs of people who qualify. The Medicaid program is funded by federal and state governments and is managed by the Iowa Department of Human Services. "

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Iowa Medicaid Help & Publications

Information from varied resources about Medicaid in Iowa
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web page:
What is hawk-i? (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)
languages: English
hawk-i is a program that provides health care coverage for Iowa children in families with limited incomes.
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web page:
Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program

source:Iowa Department of Human Services
languages: English
Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) program is one of the services available to people who get Medicaid. The HIPP program helps people on Medicaid get insurance or keep insurance they already have by paying for the premiums when it is cost effective.
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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 Medicaide program.
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brochure or publication:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Iowa

source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
file size: 8 pg.   languages: English
"As of July 2003, 288,085 people were covered under Iowa's Medicaid and SCHIP programs. There were 258,690 enrolled in the Medicaid program, 13,751 enrolled in the Medicaid SCHIP Expansion program, and 15,644 enrolled in the Separate SCHIP program. In state fiscal year 2000, Iowa spent $605 million..."
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web page: Medicaid Local Education Agencies (LEAs)

source: Iowa Department of Education
languages: English
"In Iowa, there are 371 public school districts that Iowa Medicaid terms a Local Education Agency (LEA). Additionally, the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, and the School for the Deaf are considered a LEA. ..."
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brochure or publication:
Understanding Medicaid: A Brief Overview

source:Work, Welfare and Families
file size: 7 pg.   languages: English
"Medicaid is an extremely complicated program created by the federal government to provide health coverage to families, people with disabilities, and the aged with low income. This report is intended to give the average person some insight into the main points of Medicaid. "
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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 Medicaide program.
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web page:
Iowa Public Health Insurance for Parents

source:National Center for Children in Poverty
languages: English
"Parents have access to public health insurance coverage primarily through plans that target “families”, with significant variation by state in the types of plans that are available and in the eligibility criteria that parents must meet. Most family plans are funded through Medicaid, but a handful of states have waivers to use State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to cover parents..."
 
more from National Center for Children in Poverty:
Iowa Demographics of Low-Income Children
languages: English
"In Iowa, there are 403,877 families, with 692,302 children...."

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web page:
Iowa & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets

source:Kaiser Family Foundation
languages: English

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web page: Key Medicaid Information for Iowa

source:Elder Law Answers
languages: English
Explains important basics about Iowa Medicaid. Topics include protections for the community spouse, transfers, income, and estate recovery.
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brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Iowa

source:healthinsuranceinfo.net

file size: 41pg.   languages: English

from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Iowa, 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 Iowa.
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Medicaid brochure or publication:
Iowa MEDICAID FACTS

source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
file size: 2pg.   languages: English
Introduction to Iowa Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Iowa residents.
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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.
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