Difference between revisions of "Medicaid"
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| + | If a physician will sign a form (in NC, it's [http://info.dhhs.state.nc.us/olm/forms/dma/dma-5045.pdf DMA-5045]) stating that an individual under 21 needs to be in a residence away from the parents, then Medicaid looks only at the individual's income -- ''not'' that of the parents -- when determining eligibility. | ||
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| + | ''This essential fact was not mentioned to us during the first year we were trying to get [[htwiki:Josh|Josh]] into a group home. Without it, the situation is a catch-22 unless you are dirt poor (and spiraling debt doesn't count): you can't buy group home care (or therapeutic foster care, even) because they don't take private pay, but you still have "too much income" to qualify for Medicaid. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 07:28, 22 July 2009 (EDT)'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 22 July 2009
Overview
Medicaid is a social support program in the United States. It is essentially federally-funded health insurance which is only available to those who meet certain requirements generally having to do with low income. Although it is federally-funded, it is administered by the individual states, so although there are basic universal (US-wide) requirements and rules, the details can vary from state to state.
State Information
Notes
If a physician will sign a form (in NC, it's DMA-5045) stating that an individual under 21 needs to be in a residence away from the parents, then Medicaid looks only at the individual's income -- not that of the parents -- when determining eligibility.
This essential fact was not mentioned to us during the first year we were trying to get Josh into a group home. Without it, the situation is a catch-22 unless you are dirt poor (and spiraling debt doesn't count): you can't buy group home care (or therapeutic foster care, even) because they don't take private pay, but you still have "too much income" to qualify for Medicaid. --Woozle 07:28, 22 July 2009 (EDT)