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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 […]

Medicaid for workers with disabilities is available in most states, often known as a Medicaid Buy-In Program. In Missouri, this program is called the Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program. The program is available for people with disabilities ages 16-64 who still wish to work. There are both medical and financial eligibility requirements. The disability […]

Medicaid health insurance is federally required to cover emergency room visits in all 50 states for “true emergencies”. “True emergency” status is based on symptoms, not final diagnosis, and if a reasonable person believes their symptoms constitute a medical emergency, Medicaid covers the visit. This is true of all Medicaid programs and health plans, including […]

The Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program (TWHA) provides Medicaid health coverage for disabled people ages 16-64 who still wish to work. The TWHA program provides coverage without a spend down as long as the enrollee’s countable income is less than 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL). If the disabled worker’s income is higher […]