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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 brochure or publication: WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAID STATE PLAN AMENDMENT: - KEY PROGRAM CHANGES AND QUESTIONS source: Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 2 pg.   languages: English "On May 3, 2006, West Virginia obtained a state plan amendment for its Medicaid program, becoming one of the first states to utilize new options in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA)..." web page: West Virginia Medicaid Recipients' Union languages: English "...MRU WV is a consortium of Medicaid recipients & their families...." Medicaid brochure or publication: What Will West Virginia’s "Medicaid Redesign" Mean for Children? source: Center for Children and Families (CCF) at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute file size: 2 pg.   languages: English "On May 3rd, 2006, the state ofWest Virginia received approval from the federal government to make changes to its Medicaid program — known as the "Medicaid Redesign." These far-reaching changes reduce Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to medical services if they — or, in the case of children, their parents — are deemed to be out of compliance with a range of behavioral requirements..." web page: Personal Responsibility and Physician Responsibility — West Virginia's Medicaid Plan source:New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) languages: English "...West Virginia is planning to ask residents who are eligible for Medicaid because of low income to sign documents outlining "member responsibilities and rights...." Medicaid brochure or publication: Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005 source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services file size: 12 pg.   languages: English A brief explanation of the Medicaid program. Medicaid brochure or publication: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in West Virginia 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, 318,048 people were covered under West Virginia's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. There were 296,220 enrolled in the Medicaid program, and 21,828 enrolled in the separate SCHIP program. In state fiscal year 2001, West Virginia spent $1.57 billion to provide Medicaid services.... " web page: West Virginia & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets source:Kaiser Family Foundation file size: 1 pg.   languages: English brochure or publication: 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. " Medicaid brochure or publication: WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAID FACTS source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS file size: 2pg.   languages: English "The Medicaid program provides health insurance for over 192,000 low-income children in West Virginia..." web page: West Virginia 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: West Virginia 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..."

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