We’re here for you. Texas Medicaid members need a managed care plan they can count on. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan has a long history of providing high quality health care to pregnant women, children, people with disabilities and older adults in the State of Texas. We’d be honored to...
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2 In Texas, for example, which has the largest number of uninsured adults of any state, a parent with 2 children making more than $3733 per year (17% of the poverty level) would be ineligible for Medicaid and caught in the coverage gap. An estimated 2.2 million uninsured adults fall in...
TexasTexas now offers a statewide, comprehensive Medicaid managed care program called theSTAR Plus Waiver. It helps elderly individuals remain living outside of nursing homes and helps families with caregiving activities. There is also theCommunity First Choice Program. Finally, there exists another Medi...
In these states, childless adults who are not disabled or pregnant are not eligible for Medicaid no matter their income (except for Wisconsin). Moreover, a parent with two children may only earn up to as little as 15 percent FPL in Texas (equivalent to roughly 320 U.S. dollars a month...
ranging from 68% in Texas to 16% in Massachusetts, according to KFF. In September, President Joe Biden’s administration said most states were conducting eligibility checks incorrectly and inappropriately disenrolling eligible children or household members. Itordered states to reinstate coveragefor some...
including the rules for counting your income and resources. There are special rules for those living in nursing homes and for disabled children living at home. Keep in mind that for a senior to qualify, low-income is just one metric, assets and resources, such as home ownership, are also ...
In Texas, a parent in a household of three would be limited to earning no more than $344 a month to qualify for Medicaid. And most adults with a disability can qualify without a dependent child and be eligible for Medicaid home health services with an income of up to $2,800 a month....
…This reform honor roll could continue: the 21 states that have moved more than 75% of all beneficiaries to managed care, Colorado’s pediatric “medical homes” program, Texas’s Medicaid waiver to devolve control to localities from the Austin bureaucracy. By contrast, the current system is...
Your eligibility is determined by income in relation to the FPL. The FPL is used to determine whether a family or individual's income allows them to qualify for federal benefits. In general, if an individual's income is less than 100% to 200% of the FPL, and they are either disabled,...