Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Hi everyone, This info. didn't help to much with our situation, but I wanted to share with the group just in case. Maybe it will help others Pattie " Thank you for your inquiry. Medicaid is a medical assistance program that is partially funded by the federal government but run by each state. Medicaid pays for basic medical care for people and families with low incomes and resources who are age 65 or older or are blind or disabled, members of families with dependent children and, in some states, certain people under age 21. Using broad federal guidelines, each state runs its own Medicaid program. The state decides who is eligible and the amount of medical care and services it will cover. Representatives in your local public assistance office can tell you about eligibility for Medicaid and whether you qualify. You may also want to ask them about other assistance in your community for which you may be eligible. For more information on the Medicaid program, see the following Internet address: http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/ Medicaid For SSI Recipients Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide Medicaid to people eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In these states, the SSI application is also the Medicaid application. Medicaid eligibility starts the same month as SSI eligibility, but in certain circumstances can also be retroactive for up to three months. The following jurisdictions use the same rules to decide eligibility for Medicaid as SSA uses for SSI, but require filing a separate application: Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Northern na Islands The following states use their own eligibility rules for Medicaid, which are different from SSA's SSI rules. In these states a separate application for Medicaid must be filed: Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia. For more information on Medicaid for SSI recipients, please see the following web page: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/Health/medicaid.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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