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Mississippi
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Important
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Mississippi Health Benefits
- Mississippi Health Benefits is a cumulative term for the programs available
for Mississippi's uninsured children. These include traditional Medicaid
and Children's
Health Insurance Program. There is one application for both programs.
Families do not have a choice which insurance each child will receive.
This is based totally on income and age of child. Children are tested
first for Medicaid eligibility. If they are not eligible, they are immediately
tested for CHIP eligiblity. Both programs allow for pre-existing conditions.
Neither have anything to do with Welfare.
A
Guide to Finding Health Insurance in Mississippi
Online
Resources for Medicaid & CHIP
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality
Provides CHIP information on topics such as target population, outreach
and enrollment, benefit design and service delivery, cost-sharing and
monitoring and evaluation.
American
Academy of Pediatrics
Focuses on CHIP resources for the health, safety and well being of infants,
children, adolescents and young adults.
American
Public Health Association (APHA)
Includes SCHIP and Its Meaning to Public Health, APHA's Guidelines to
integrate SCHIP with other public health programs and examples of SCHIP
advocacy efforts from APHA state affiliates.
Association
of Maternal Health & Child Health Programs
Identifies the issues relevant to managed care, Medicaid, SCHIP and other
health service delivery networks and also monitors the impact of welfare
reform on Medicaid, SCHIP and MCH programs.
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Provides materials on CHIP including state plans, enrollment, outreach
and regulations and allotment notices. State Medicaid toll-free phone
numbers can be found here.
Center
of Budget and Policy Priorities: Start Healthy, Stay Healthy
National outreach program, supported by community-based organizations,
health services providers, advocacy groups, program administrators and
others which identifies eligible children and families for free or low-cost
health insurance programs.
Community
Voices: Health Care for the Underserved
Health Care for the Underserved, a multi-year initiative funded by the
W. K. Kellogg Foundation, seeks to improve access to quality health services.
Grassroots activities give uninsured and underinsured a voice to help
make health access and quality part of the national debate.
Covering
Kids and Families
Comprehensive information on Medicaid, CHIP, state programs and tips for
conducting outreach and enrollment events. Communications Campaign section
is loaded with tools to help plan Back-to-School events, including an
online planning center and links to materials available free of charge.
Cross
Cultural Health Care Program
CCHCP examines the broad cultural issues that affect the health of individuals
and families in ethnic minority communities nationwide. Find translated
materials, training programs, resources and other materials to assist
in outreach activities to minority populations.
Families
USA
A national non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to achieving
high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.
Provides information on Medicaid, CHIP, federal health issues and specific
state issues.
Health
Resources and Services Administration
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, a division of HRSA, works specifically
to help women and children gain access to better, more comprehensive care.
Insure
Kids Now
Insure Kids Now!, a federal campaign to link the nation's uninsured children
to free and low-cost health insurance, provides state-specific eligibility
information and examples of successful outreach efforts for states, community-based
organizations and other interested parties. Hotline: (877) 543-7669.
Kaiser
Family Foundation
Researches and provides information on today's major health care policy
issues. The Web site includes information about Medicaid and CHIP across
the nation and comparative state and national statistics.
National
Association of State Medicaid Directors
Serves as a focal point of communication between the states and the federal
government and to provide an information network among the states on issues
pertinent to the Medicaid program. Also, provides up-to-date materials
regarding each state's Medicaid and CHIP programs.
National
Conference of State Legislatures
Comprehensive state policy Web site provides information and reports on
Medicaid and CHIP and access to more than 500,000 state documents encompassing
legislative policy reports, legislation, statutes and national state surveys.
National
Governors' Association Center for Best Practices
NGA, a bipartisan national organization of the nation's governors, and
its Center for Best Practices provides reports on health insurance coverage
and cost trends, state "best practices" models to increase health
insurance coverage and contain costs and other information.
U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services
Provides extensive information for both children and families on health
care coverage that is available. Also, the site provides information specific
to each state program as well as guidelines on eligibility and other facts.
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