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Medicaid brochure or publication: KENTUCKY MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 43pg.   languages: English "Did You Know? Forty percent of Kentucky’s children are enrolled in Medicaid..." web page: Welcome to the Kentucky Medicaid Website languages: English various topics, of interest mainly to Medicaid health providers and claims processing web page: Medicaid information (Kentucky) source: Kentucky Protection and Advocacy languages: English Links to various resources about Kentucky Medicaid Medicaid brochure or publication: YOUR GUIDE TO KENTUCKY MEDICAID source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department of Medicaid Services file size: 40 pg.  languages: English "...guide gives you a lot of information about Medicaid, including: How to contact Medicaid Member Services; Medicaid covered services; Your rights and responsibilities as a Medicaid member; Ways to stay healthy and well; How to file a complaint or ask for a hearing; Important phone numbers 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 Kentucky 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, 666,090 people were covered under Kentucky's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. 615,215 of these were financed by the traditional Medicaid program,... " web page: Kentucky & 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 Kentucky source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 39pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Kentucky, 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 Kentucky. 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: Kentucky 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: Kentucky 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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