For me, the story of the week was about how Wal-Mart is taking on Medicaid bureaucracy in Arkansas. A CNN Money story said that Wal-Mart is training its in-house team of 142 lawyers to help patients with an array of issues associated with Medicaid. They’re training them how to fill out the right forms, and [...]
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Wal-Mart takes on Medicaid — why you should care
Posted in Children's health, Children's health insurance program, Medicaid, Texas Medicaid, uninsured, tagged Wal-Mart on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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The only blog dedicated to children who are uninsured or on Medicaid/CHIP in Texas.Texas leads the nation in uninsured children. How can we change that?
Outreach helps, but here are four ways the state could help enormously:
1. Eliminate the asset test.
2. Increase eligibility for children’s Medicaid from 6 months to 12 months.
3. Allow CHIP buy-in for families above 200% of the federal poverty level.
4. Implementing the “express lane” process that many other states use for enrollment and renewals.Join us in Austin on March 30 to advocate for COVER TEXAS NOW. We'll have buses leaving from DFW. Register at www.covertexasnow.org
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