Compare and Contrast Two Medicaid Plans Essay

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Compare and contrast two Medicaid plans from different states. Discuss your opinions regarding each state being able to choose how they administer the Medicaid program for their state. Does this leave some Americans at a disadvantage? Explain.
All of the health care programs in Michigan have an income test and some of the programs also have an asset test. These income and asset tests may vary with each program. For some of the programs, the applicant may have income that is over the income limit and still be able to obtain health care benefits when their medical expenses equal or exceed their deductible (formerly known as spend-down) amount.

Healthy Kids is a Medicaid health care program for low-income children under age 19 and for
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The child must be enrolled in a MIChild health and dental plan in order to receive services. There is also a plan for Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS). Many times, the entire family may be eligible for health care benefits. There are four different family plans, 7 different adult plans, and 3 pregnant mother plans as well on the Michigan.gov website. Depending on where your gross monthly income lies, will help determine which plan you are eligible for.
Family Group Size Gross monthly income
1&2 $0-1607
3 $0-1990
4 $0-2367
5 $0-2746
6 $0-3123
7 $0-3500
8 $0-3877
9 $0-4254
10+ $0-4634

In order to qualify for an Ohio Medicaid plan, one must be a U.S. citizen or meet Medicaid citizenship requirements; be an Ohio resident; have or get a social security number; and meet certain financial requirements. Ohio Medicaid offers three programs for children, pregnant women and families with limited income to get health care. Once eligible for Medicaid, each child (birth through age 20) will have access to an important group of services known as Healthchek. The charts below shows how much income a family can have to qualify, these are the monthly income guidelines. Again, these are only 2 examples. The Ohio.gov website goes into further detail about each available program.
Healthy Start (also called SCHIP) is a Medicaid program available to: Children & Pregnant Women