The Medicaid Project a
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South Dakota Medicaid, South Dakota 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. Medicaid Can Help Couples Pay the Cost of a Spouse’s Care in a Medical Facility source:South Dakota Department of Social Services Medical Assistance Program 19pp languages: English "This handbook answers questions on how Medicaid may be able to help a couple pay the cost of a spouse’s care in a medical facility. A couple may not have to spend all of their money before the spouse in the medical facility qualifies for 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. South Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit source: South Dakota Attorney General's Office languages: English "The South Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit consists of an Assistant Attorney General, two investigators, one auditor, and an administrative assistant, all of whom work under the direction of the Attorney General." Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in South Dakota source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 5 pg. languages: English "As of July 2003, 102,632 people were covered under South Dakota's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. There were 93,208 enrolled in the Medicaid program, 7,517 enrolled in the Medicaid SCHIP expansion program and 1,907 in the separate SCHIP program. In state fiscal year 2002, South Dakota spent... " South Dakota & 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 South Dakota source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 38pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of South Dakota, 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 South Dakota. 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. " SOUTH DAKOTA MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 2pg. languages: English "The Medicaid program provides health insurance for over 70,000 low-income children in South Dakota...." South Dakota 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: South Dakota 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..." South Dakota Medicaid and Medicare Nursing Homes source:The Nursing Home Project languages: English Directory of nursing homes and long term care facilities in South Dakota, with Medicaid and Medicare nursing home information. Besides a state directory, there are seperate pages for the main South Dakota cities- Rapid City South Dakota Nursing Homes, and Sioux Falls South Dakota |