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Medicaid
Medicaid Health Insurance
Question | Answer |
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What is Medicaid? | Free or low-cost health insurance coverage through the state designed for low-income, blind, or disabled patients; needy families, foster children; and children born with birth defects. |
Medicaid is called the _____________. | Payer of last resort. |
What is Categorically Needy Medicaid? | Insurance for those who receive Parent/Caretaker Relatives Medicaid, receive SSI payments, adults between age 19-64, are pregnant, children, and blind or disabled persons whose income eligibility is based on the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). |
What is Medically Needy Medicaid? | Insurance for those eligible for Categorically Needy Medicaid except their income and/or assets are too high. However, even though their resources are too high for Categorically Needy Medicaid eligibility, they cannot afford to pay their medical bills. |