The Medicaid Project a
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Texas Medicaid, Texas Public Health Insurance
Finding the right answers and information about a complicated topic like Medicaid can
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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. Texas Medicaid in Perspective source:Texas Health and Human Services Commission languages: English review and explanation of Texas Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "Texas Medicaid In Perspective" with facts pertaining to Texas. Texas Health and Human Services Commission: web page: Texas Medicaid Program Information languages: English Resource page/links about Medicaid in Texas, including How to Get Help, Texas Medicaid in Perspective, What is Medicaid, and other topics. Medicaid and the state children’s health insurance Program in Texas source:The University of Texas System file size: 14pg. languages: English A review of the current state of Medicaid and SCHIP in the United States and Texas. source:Elder Law Answers languages: English Explains important basics about Texas Medicaid. Topics include protections for the community spouse, transfers, income, and estate recovery. CHANGES TO TEXAS MEDICAID THAT AFFECT BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE AGE OF 21 source:Advocacy, Inc. file size: 5 pg. languages: English Report and discussion of the effects of the Alberto N. Settlement Agreement law suit. Texas 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: Texas 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..." Texas & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation languages: English Medicaid - Texas Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine source: Families USA file size: 2 pg. languages: English "Medicaid Is a Boon to Texas’s Economy..." more from Families USA: Profile of Texas HEART and "STARLink" languages: English "Texas HEART (Texas Health Education Assistance Resources and Training), with a helpline called "STARLink," is a fairly new Medicaid health assistance program. Texas Heart is located in a nonprofit organization..." 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 Texas source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 11 pg. languages: English "In Texas, 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." A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Texas source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 42pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Texas, 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 Texas. Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP in Texas: Tracking the Impact of Budget Cuts source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 9 pg. languages: English Information and analysis on health care coverage and access for the low-income population, with a special focus on Medicaid’s role and coverage of the uninsured. more from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid and State Budgets: An Overview of Five States' Experiences in 2001 27 pages; languages: English "...presents a review of the role of Medicaid in the budgets of five states: Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas...." PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM CARE MEDICAID COVERAGE IN TEXAS source: TI Alumni Association file size: 7 pg. languages: English "Answers legal questions offered by Seniors in Texas. The answers refer to Texas law,..." 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. " |