Outreach funding is structured very differently under Medicaid and SCHIP. Medicaid does not have a specific limit on program spending for outreach, although the federal matching rate for such administrative activities can be lower than that for direct services. To date, there has been relatively low...
For example, Georgia offers theNon-Medicaid Home and Community-based Services Waiverto help older adults live safely and independently in their homes. This particular program is eligible to individuals aged 60 and up in the state of Georgia, but some individuals may be eligible for some programs ...
Krumholz, MD, SM JAMA Cardiology Original Investigation Association of State Medicaid Expansion With Quality of Care and Outcomes for Low-Income Patients Hospitalized With AMI Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Tracy Y. Wang, MD, MHS, MSc; Di Lu, MS; Joseph ...
SSI recipients must be disabled, blind, or over age 65. This first requirement is often the hardest for applicants to meet. In large part, this is because the federal government’s definition of disabled is so narrow. SSI applicants with a disability seeking benefits must show they are effect...
Medicaid services, and in 2001, EITC payments went to an estimated 16.8 million tax filers. Census Bureau data indicate that 5.4 million families with children were poor in 2002 before receiving cash aid from TANF, General Assistance (GA) or the EITC, compared with 6.7 million in 1996 (last...