Health Care for People with Disabilities

Know Your Rights

• 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®

• 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®

• 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.

• Can I Get Social Security Benefits If I Am Not a Citizen of the United States? PDF

  Social Security is a monthly payment from the federal government to blind, disabled or older people who have paid into the social security system. (Social security payments are usually taken out of your paycheck.) Even if your employer did not report your wages to the government, you might still be able to get benefits. Spouses and children of persons who have paid into the Social Security system may also be able to get benefits. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Spanish / Español

• Can I Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits If I Am Not a Citizen of the United States? PDF

  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a monthly payment from the federal government to persons who are blind, disabled or at least sixty-five years old. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

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  Spanish / Español

• Medicaid for the Aged, Blind or Disabled

  Medicaid is a federal and state program that pays the medical expenses of people based on their financial need. The Georgia Department of Medical Assistance (the "DMA") runs the Medicaid program in Georgia, and the county offices of the Division of Family and Children Services ("DFACS") of the Georgia Department of Human Resources provide field services. This Section discusses the 5 different types of Medicaid that senior citizens are most likely to use: general Medicaid, qualified Medicare beneficiary ("QMB"), specified low-income Medicare beneficiary ("SLMB"), ABD Medically Needy Medicaid, and nursing home Medicaid. In addition, the Section on At Home Care in this Website discusses community care Medicaid. Content Detail

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  Elder Law Committee of State Bar of Georgia

• 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

• 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

• 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®

• GeorgiaCares - Health Insurance Counseling, Assistance and Referrals for the Elderly PDF

  this is designed to educate and help seniors with 6 things:(1) information about low cost prescription assistance programs, health insurance, managed care, long term care insurance, Medical Supplemental Insurance, Medicare savings program; Help with applying for low cost prescription assistance programs, understanding your rights as a Medicare beneficiary, analyzing your Medicare Summary Notice, comparing and evaluating health insurance and managed care plans, sorting through medical bills and assistance filing medical claims; assistance with complicated Medicare problems; referrals to other appropriate agencies; community education; and counseling in person and by phone. Content Detail

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  GeorgiaCares

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  Korean / 한국어

  Russian / Pусский

  Spanish / Español

  German / Deutsch

  Chinese / 中文

  Haitian Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Somali / Soomaali

• 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®