The Medicaid Project a
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New Mexico Medicaid, New Mexico Public Health Insurance Programs
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Medicaid web page: (New Mexico) Medicaid Public Information source: New Mexico Human Services Department - Medical Assistance Division languages: English "Recently there have been many changes in New Mexico's various Medicaid programs, and more changes are in the planning stage. This page is a gateway to a number of informational publications intended to inform various groups about these changes. " Background: Adequate Funding of Medicaid source: New Mexico Voices for Children languages: English New Mexico Voices for Children, 2004-2005 Legislative Priorities, Healthy Communities - Children's Health How Are Newborns and Mothers Faring Under Medicaid? (New Mexico) source: State Center for Health Statistics at Office of New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, New Mexico Department of Health file size: 10 pg. languages: English "In 1999 and 2000 nearly half (49%) of all births to New Mexico residents were paid by Medicaid. Beginning in 1997, Salud! was introduced to the New Mexico Medicaid population through Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)...." Self-directed Services for the elderly and disabled on Medicaid began November 2006 source: New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department languages: English from the web page: "More than 6,000 low-income elderly and disabled adults and children in New Mexico will have the option to create their own service plans through the new Mi Via program that began in November 2006" 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 New Mexico source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 9 pg. languages: English "As of July 2003, 414,384 people were covered under New Mexico's Medicaid and SCHIP programs. There were 404,497 enrolled in the Medicaid program, and 9887 enrolled in the Medicaid SCHIP expansion program. In state fiscal year 2001, New Mexico spent $ 1.5 billion to provide Medicaid services..." New Mexico & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 1 pg. languages: English A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in New Mexico source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 49pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of New Mexico, 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 New Mexico. 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. " New Mexico 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: New Mexico 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..." |