Author: Mark Easley

Illinois Medicaid, run by the Illinois Department of Human Services, runs many different types of Medicaid programs for low-income and low-asset Illinois residents. Most of these programs have income limits and/or asset limits. U.S. citizens and qualified non-citizen residents may be Medicaid eligible in the state of Illinois. Vendor Medicaid, also called long-term care Medicaid, […]

Missouri Medicaid, more commonly known as MO Healthnet, has various Medicaid programs for Missouri citizens’ health insurance needs. Most of these programs require participants to be low-income and/or low-asset as part of the eligibility requirements, as determined by the federal poverty level. MO Healthnet, run by the Missouri Department of Social Services, offers specific healthcare […]

Each state has many different types of Medicaid programs, each with different eligibility requirements. Medicaid, not to be confused with Medicare, is a state-run health insurance program utilizing federal money to provide medically needy low-income and low-asset individuals, families, pregnant women, and disabled children and adults with health care services. All Medicaid programs have financial […]

Arkansas Medicaid, overseen by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) provides certain waiver programs for those needing Medicaid care but wish to stay at home or in an assisted living facility. These waiver services are known as Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). Some HCBS programs allow for in-home care or care in an assisted […]

Indiana Medicaid provides certain waiver services for those needing Medicaid care but wishing to stay at home or in an assisted living facility, like an intermediate care facility (ICF). These Medicaid services are known as Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). For seniors over 60 years of age, Indiana provides the PathWays for Aging Medicaid […]

In addition to services provided in nursing facilities, State of Iowa’s Medicaid program offers 7 waiver programs to provide home and community based services. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services oversees these HCBS waiver programs. These programs provide caregiving services for recipients who would otherwise require a nursing facility level of care. Care […]