Health Care for Low-Income People

Know Your Rights

• Are You a Low Income Person or Family in Need of Medical Care? Do You Know about Medicaid? PDF

  It may be easier than you think to apply and qualify. Look inside for more information. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Learn about Medicaid Programs that Can Help You Pay for Medicare Premiums

  There are several kinds of Medicaid available that help people get health care. This video explains how Medicaid can help people pay for Medicare premiums. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Use medical bills you already owe to get "Spend Down" Medicaid

  There are several kinds of Medicaid. Medically Needy Spend-down Medicaid lets you use medical bills you owe to meet income requirements for Medicaid eligibility. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• You Can Keep Your Home and Receive Medicaid

  This video about Medicaid in Georgia was created for GeorgiaLegalAid.org by Kent Buis, a law student at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. The video content is based on a community education brochure created by Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. and prepared under the direction of Georgia Legal Services Program. This is legal information, not legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should speak with a lawyer. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

• Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?

  Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive. Content Detail

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  GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations

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  Spanish / Español

• Basics of Medicaid

  Medicaid is a health care program funded by the federal and state governments to help people with low incomes pay their medical bills. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Medicaid for Working Families

  You and your family may be able to get Medicaid even if you work. These programs can help you keep health care coverage for your family for a period of time while you are working. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Korean / 한국어

• What is Medicaid and Who Is it For?

  Medicaid is a jointly funded, Federal-State health insurance program for low-income and needy people. It covers children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled and other people who are eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments. This web site provides basic information and answers to frequently asked questions about Medicaid. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• Choosing a Health Plan That Is Right for You

  This guide answers three important questions: What does it mean to choose a health plan? How do I make the right choice? What do I do if things go wrong? Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Chinese / 中文

• Have You Lost Your Nursing Home Medically Needy Medicaid?

  The Nursing Home Medically Needy Medicaid Program is ending as of July 1, 2004. If you receive Medicaid coverage under this program and your income is higher than the state will allow under the regular nursing home Medicaid program you will lose your Medicaid coverage after June 30, 2004. However, there is a way you may be able to protect your Medicaid. You may be able to set up a Medicaid Irrevocable Qualified Income Trust. (This is sometimes called a "Miller Trust.") If you put some of your Social Security and/or pension check into this special trust each month, it will not count against you for Medicaid eligibility. If you do this, you should be able to continue to pay for your care as you do now and still get Medicaid. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Protect your Medicaid rights - Ask for a fair hearing

  This document explains your rights if you have problems with Medicaid, including: (1) the right to receive a written notice when the state plans to cut off your Medicaid, deny you services, or take any other action that is unfavorable to you, (2) the right to 10 days notice before the state cuts off your Medicaid (in almost all cases), and (3) the right to a fair hearing if you disagree with a decision the state makes, you have the right to a fair hearing. A fair hearing is a chance to get state officials to change their decision about your case. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Korean / 한국어

  Chinese / 中文

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• You Can Keep Your Own Home and Still Get Medicaid! doc

  That's right! You do not have to give away your home in order to be eligible for Medicaid. In fact, giving your home away could cause you to be disqualified from receiving Medicaid. Although you may keep your home for as long as you or your spouse are alive, the state may put a lien on your home so it can recover its costs from your estate unless certain exemptions apply. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Korean / 한국어

• Do you have a Katie Beckett Medicaid Appeal pending? What to do...

  The medicaid agency is beginning to process Katie Beckett appeals that have been pending. Some appeals have been referred to private attorneys to represent the agency in the appeals. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Georgia's Katie Beckett Program for Children - What Can You Do If Your Child's Medicaid Coverage Is Being Terminated?

  Georgia children with severe disabilities (mental or physical) can qualify for Medicaid under the so-called Katie Beckett waiver. These children are in families with incomes too high to qualify for other Medicaid. This brochure explains the waiver and rights. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Medicaid and Other State Insurance Programs

  This presentation was developed as part of the Law and Government Education Project in the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. In partnership with the Law School and the Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA and the Law School at Mercer University, the Institute develops resources on basic areas of Georgia and federal law. These resources are then distributed across the state in a variety of ways including the State Bar of Georgia?s Pro Bono Project website. We hope you will find this presentation to be useful and informative. Please be advised, however, that this presentation is designed to provide general information only and does not substitute for legal advice. At the conclusion of the presentation you will find a list of organizations which may be able to provide assistance to those who have legal issues relevant to the topic of this presentation. We encourage viewers to contact these organizations for help. Also, please consult the Pro Bono Project website for a list of other presentations available for viewing. Content Detail

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  Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

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  Spanish / Español