The Medicaid Project a
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Washington State Medicaid, Washington State 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 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 Washington source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration file size: 6 pg. languages: English "As of July 2003, 950,149 (857,865 full-scope care plus 92,284 receiving family planning only) people were covered under Washington's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. Of these, 842,689 were financed by the traditional Medicaid program, ... " Washington & 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 Washington source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 48pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Washington, 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 Washington. 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. " Washington Medicaid and Medicare Nursing Homes source:The Nursing Home Project languages: English Directory of nursing homes and long term care facilities in Washington, with Medicaid and Medicare nursing home information. Besides a state directory, there are seperate pages for the main Washington cities- Seattle Nursing Homes, and Spokane Nursing Homes WASHINGTON MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 2pg. languages: English "Did You Know? Forty-one percent of Washington’s children are enrolled in Medicaid..." web page: Washington 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: Washington 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..." |