Medicare and its means-tested sibling,Medicaid, are the only forms of health coverage for millions of Americans today. They represent some of the most successful social insurance programs ever, serving tens of millions of people including older adults, younger beneficiaries with disabilities, and thos...
South CarolinaTheCommunity Choices Waiverfrom South Carolina Medicaid covers home care and other support services for eligible individuals in the state. The Waiver will also pay for home accessibility modifications to allow an individual greater independence and reduce their need for care services. Anothe...
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Oklahoma paid Homestyle Direct $6.2 million in 2023, and Idaho paid the company $1 million that year. South Carolina has paid the company $2.8 million so far this fiscal year. The lax Medicaid standards for nutritional quality are likely a byproduct of how the program that pays for these ...
In addition to creating temporary eligibility for evacuees under the host state's Medicaid or SCHIP state plan, waivers for eight out of the 17 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas) also create an uncompensated care pool. In seven of...
000 people could lose coverage — most because they either didn’t know about the new requirement or couldn’t get access to a computer with internet access to fill out the forms, said Marquita Little, health policy director for Arkansas Advocates for Family and Children, which ...
5 States Open for Registration – August 2011 Alabama Alaska Arizona Connecticut Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma New Mexico Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Washington West Virginia Wisconsin 23 States are currently open for Me...
! the enrollment process itself, with long forms and extensive documentation, can be a barrier. A recent analysis published by the Kaiser Commission19 examining monthly Medicaid enrollment patterns in the 50 states and the District of Columbia suggests ...