This year, there have been a lot of lawsuits about whether or not it is legal for a state to exclude Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood specifically because the organization provides abortions. Here is a brief review of what states have done this and the results of the lawsuits that were filed afterwards. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It covers people who are low income, and who cannot afford to purchase a health plan from a private health insurance company. Medicaid includes coverage for women’s health care. This typically includes maternity coverage, family planning, … Continue reading →

Medicaid typically covers low-income families, children, people who are over age 65, and women who are pregnant. This leaves out adults who do not have dependent children. Indiana has a program called Healthy Indiana that will cover this group that is so often neglected in other states. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to cover individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to by a health plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government and it is also funded by the government … Continue reading →

There is a Medicaid program in each and every state. In Indiana, the main Medicaid program covers the health needs of eligible women who are pregnant. The Hoosier Healthwise Program can also cover pregnant woman. Indiana has a Presumptive Eligibility program as well. Medicaid is a public, or government run, health insurance program. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage to individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to purchase health insurance coverage from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded by both the federal government and the government of an individual state. In Indiana, Medicaid … Continue reading →

There is a Medicaid program in every state. Each has at least one program that covers children who come from low-income families. In Indiana, this group can be covered under the Hoosier Healthwise program. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is intended to help individuals and families who are low income, and who cannot afford to buy health insurance from a private insurance company, to be able to access health care. Medicaid is funded by both the federal government and by the government of an individual state. Part of the Medicaid program in Indiana … Continue reading →

Every state has a Medicaid program. It is a public health insurance program that covers people who are low-income. The exact eligibility requirements may vary from one state to another, and across the different programs in one state’s Medicaid program. Here are the eligibility requirements for Medicaid in Indiana. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance, (in the same way that Medicare is). It provides access to health care for individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy coverage from a private health insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the … Continue reading →