Ferrell Ortiz would have liked a little more guidance to navigate the application process for Medicaid. She was inundated with forms. She spent days on end on the phone trying to figure out what was covered and where she could go to get care. "Sometimes the representative that I would speak...
Eligibility for Medicaid is determined by filling outan applicationthrough the Health Insurance Marketplace website or directly through your state’s Medicaid agency. Your eligibility is determined by income in relation to the FPL. The FPL is used to determine whether a family or individual's incom...
To address this oral health disparity, South Carolina's Medicaid Program initiated payment to physicians for the delivery of fluoride varnish (FV), an evidence-based preventive dental service at the well-child visit, to children up to thirty-six months of age. Fluoride varnish has been found ...
If a woman’s labor and delivery of her child is covered by Medicaid, her baby may be covered for up to 1 year without needing to apply. Even if you aren’t sure whether you qualify, if your income is limited, and if you or someone in your family needs health care, you should app...
If a woman’s labor and delivery of her child is covered by Medicaid, her baby may be covered for up to 1 year without needing to apply. Even if you aren’t sure whether you qualify, if your income is limited, and if you or someone in your family needs health care, you should app...
Any assets transferred within the lookback period (typically 5 years prior to the application date) may trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid will not pay for your long-term care. Certain asset transfers, such as a transfer to a spouse or a disabled or blind child, may not be ...
I have since gone back to online renewals, and there are sections for comments. I put “K is a PH 95 kid.” This way, our application does not get held up by them trying to verify income. **Please note** I have known MANY families who were denied the first time and appealed and...
To qualify for the Medicaid coverage, a child must have a disability recognized by the supplemental security income program of the Social Security Administration, and their care must cost less at home than in an institution, along with other requirements. ...
If you think you make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but your income is close to the eligibility levels, there are three good reasons to apply anyway: You may still gain coverage if you have a lot of medical bills. If you have children, y...
The loss of health coverage for low-income children and their families come as more kids fell into poverty in 2022. The poverty rate for childrendoubled last yearas government-funded pandemic aid dried up, including the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit, and as parents' incomes shrank....