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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. Medicaid brochure or publication: Michigan MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 2pg.   languages: English Introduction to Michigan Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Michigan residents. medicaid Medicare Web Page: Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program languages: English "MMAP (pronounced "map") is a free counseling service for Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries and their caregivers. Our goal is to help you find your way through the health benefits maze." Medicaid Medicare Web Page: Common Medicaid Misconceptions source: Michigan.gov Long Term Care languages: English Explains misconceptions about medicaid such as "Medicaid will take my home; My tax advisor/accountant/attorney/friend etc. told me I can give away $10,000; I’m going to protect my assets from Medicaid by buying an annuity" and others Medicaid brochure or publication: Making Health Care Affordable & Accessible in Michigan source: Michigan Department of Community Health file size: 3 pg.   languages: English "In her State of the State Address, Governor Granholm proposed a revolutionary new way to address the rising cost of health care in Michigan and the burden it places on our families and our businesses. This comprehensive strategy will:..." Medicaid brochure or publication: Comparison Between Ohio and Michigan Medicaid Programs source: Policy Institute of Ohio file size: 12 pg.   languages: English "In July, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio provided the Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid with several tables that compared Medicaid programs in 14 states. One of these tables showed that Michigan’s program had the lowest per person spending overall for each of four categories of covered Medicaid populations..." web page: Key Medicaid Information for Michigan source:Elder Law Answers languages: English Explains important basics about Michigan Medicaid. Topics include protections for the community spouse, transfers, income, and estate recovery. web page: Michigan 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: Michigan 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..." web page: Michigan & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation languages: English   more from Kaiser Family Foundation : Case Study: Michigan's Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit languages: English "This report describes the legislative process behind and content of Michigan's Pharmaceutical Product List (MPPL), a selection of preferred drugs available to be prescribed in the Medicaid program with little restriction. Providers would be required to obtain prior authorization from the state to prescribe any drug not included on the MPPL..." 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 Michigan source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 7 pg.   languages: English "In Michigan, low-income children may be enrolled into the Medicaid program, a SCHIP Medicaid expansion program, or a separate SCHIP program based on the child's age and their family's income." Medicaid brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Michigan source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 38pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Michigan, 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 Michigan. Medicaid 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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