The Medicaid Project a
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Maine Medicaid, Maine Public Health Insurance Programs
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General Application for MaineCare source:Department of Health and Human Services Office of Integrated Access and Support file size: 4pp; languages: English Documents you might need for General Application interview Maine's Medical Assistance Programs: Who's Covered and Who's Not source:Help Me Law, Your Maine Legal Help Resource languages: English Group, program, income limits, asset limits, and explanatory notes MaineCare Deductible: How It Works www.ptla.org source: Pine Tree Legal Assistance file size: 2 pg. languages: English If you get Social Security but your income is too high for regular Maine Care, you may be eligible for MaineCare with a deductible. Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005 source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services file size: 12 pg. languages: English A brief explanation of the Medicaid program. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Maine 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, 238,634 people were covered under Maine’s Medicaid/SCHIP programs. There were 196,151enrolled in the Medicaid program, 7,194 enrolled in the Medicaid SCHIP expansion program, and 4,701 enrolled in the separate SCHIP program.... " Maine & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Maine Family Foundation file size: 1 pg. languages: English A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Maine source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 37pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Maine, 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 Maine. 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. " Maine 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: Maine 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..." |