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Medicaid brochure or publication: KANSAS MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 43pg.   languages: English "Did You Know? Twenty-four percent of Kansas's children are enrolled in Medicaid. ... Medicaid brochure or publication: Kansas Medicaid - A PRIMER source:Kansas Health Institute file size: 26pp; languages: English "...an introduction to the Kansas Medicaid program..." web page: Kansas Healthwave - Qualifications languages: English Residency, income, and other qualifications for Kansas Healthwave, the Kansas Medicaid State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). web page: New board to tackle Medicaid; Kansas Health Policy Authority to oversee health care reform source: The Lawrence Journal-World languages: English news article 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. Medicaid brochure or publication: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Kansas source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 7 pg.   languages: English "As of July 2003, 262,791 people were covered under Kansas's Medicaid and SCHIP programs. There were 233,481 enrolled in the Medicaid program, and 29,310 enrolled in the Separate SCHIP program. In state fiscal year 2003, Kansas spent $905 million.... " web page: Kansas & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 1 pg.   languages: English Medicaid brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Kansas source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 39pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Kansas, 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 Kansas. brochure or publication: The Medicaid Program: A Brief Overview source:AARP Policy and Research file size: 4 pg.   languages: English "Within broad federal guidelines, states have the flexibility to design and manage their Medicaid programs... Medicaid eligibility is limited to individuals who fall into specified categories. " web page: Kansas 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: Kansas Demographics of Low-Income Children languages: English "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..."

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