WHO IS
COVERED BY MEDICAID?
Many groups of people are
covered by Medicaid. Even within these groups, though,
certain requirements must be met. These may include your age,
whether you are pregnant, disabled, blind, or aged; your
income and resources (like bank accounts, real property, or
other items that can be sold for cash); and whether you are a
U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted immigrant.
The rules for
counting your income and resources vary from state to state
and from group to group. There are special rules for those who
live in nursing homes and for disabled children living at
home.
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 Your child
may be eligible for coverage if he or she is a U.S.
citizen or a lawfully admitted immigrant, even if you are
not (however, there is a 5-year limit that applies to
lawful permanent residents).
Medicaid Eligibility for
children is based on the child's status, not the parent's.
Also, if someone else's child lives with you, the child
may be eligible even if you are not because your income
and resources will not count for the child. In general, you should apply
for Medicaid if your income is limited and you match one of
the descriptions of the Eligibility Groups. (Even if you are
not sure whether you qualify, if you or someone in your family
needs health care, you should apply for Medicaid and have a
qualified caseworker in your state evaluate your situation.)
Medicaid is a joint
federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage
to low-income children, seniors and people with disabilities.
While Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services set out the main rules under which Medicaid operates,
each state runs its own program. As a result, the eligibility
rules are somewhat different in every state, although the
framework is the same throughout the country. |
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