The Medicaid Project a
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Missouri Medicaid, Missouri Public Health Insurance Programs
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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. MISSOURI MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 43pg. languages: English Introduction to Missouri Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Missouri residents. (Missouri) MC+ Basics source:MC+ Missouri's Health Insurance for Families languages: English "...MC+ is the term used for Missouri Medicaid's medical assistance programs for families. There are Medicaid/MC+ programs for children, pregnant women, and very low-income parents who meet income guidelines and other eligibility criteria. While this website focuses on programs for children, information on other medical assistance programs is also available online..." C Medical Services - Medicaid (Missouri) source: Missouri Department of Social Services languages: English Official state site for Missouri Medicaid 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 Missouri source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 7 pg. languages: English "Missouri Department of Social Services monthly Management Report states that as of July 31, 2003, 956,228 people were covered under Missouri's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. 871,283 of these were financed by Medicaid funding and 84,945 by SCHIP funding... " Missouri & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 1 pg. languages: English languages: English Listings of Missouri nursing homes for each city and town. Lists for larger cities include: St Louis Nursing Homes, Kansa City, and Springfield A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Missouri source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 41pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Missouri, 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 Missouri. 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. " Missouri 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: Missouri 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..." |