Dr. James Tong of Gaithersburg, Maryland can’t wait to meet you and your family. We provide a full suite of care options from preventive care to sedation dentistry and implant restorations. Crowns (caps) A crown (often called a cap) covers the tooth and restores it to its original shape...
Even if you receive a notice that you're no longer eligible for Medicaid, it's likely that your child still qualifies for the program or forhealth care coveragethrough CHIP, which covers children whose families make too much money qualify for Medicaid but don't earn enough to affordprivate h...
Conventional wisdom suggests that coverage for substance abuse treatment under Medicaid is generally poor, and that access to care may be reduced when control over behavioral health services is given to private health plans, such as those under Medicaid managed care. To examine this premise, this ...
The Maryland Medicaid and CHW databases were used for analyses. The outcome measures were quality of life (MOS SF-36 questionnaire) at baseline and six month follow-up, number of emergency room visits, number of hospitalizations, days of hospitalization stay, Medicaid health service reimbursements ...
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waivers for children increase the availability of public funding for HCBS by waiving or expanding the means tests for parents’ income, basing child eligibility for Medicaid coverage primarily on clinical need. But many states provide mechanisms apart ...
Specifically for ASD, the Maryland waiver program (henceforth referred to as the “Maryland waiver”) is the largest of its kind and includes a set of services identified to meet the needs of a child with ASD and the family unit: (a) service coordination through the local school system; (...
Eleven states (Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin) are considered "qualifying states" for purposes of using SCHIP funds under §2105(g) for some children enrolled in Medicaid. For qualifying states, federa...
[FMAP] and E-FMAP rates, respectively) for the cost of Medicaid-eligible children in families with income above 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Eleven states meet the definition: Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, ...