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Medicaid in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Now is the time for another Week In Review for the Insurance Blog. This gives you an easy way to “ketchup” on whatever blogs you may have missed when they first went up. Here is a quick review of the blogs that appeared between September 2, 2012, and September 8, 2012. Arkansas Has a Women’s Health (Family Planning) Program The Medicaid program in Arkansas covers women who are pregnant. Their website doesn’t give many details about that portion of their Medicaid program. However, you can find plenty of information about their Family Planning program, (which includes coverage for sterilization). Doctors … Continue reading →

Mississippi Kids Could be Eligible for CHIP

Every state has a Medicaid program. Each will have at least one portion of their Medicaid program that is designed to cover children who come from low-income families. In Mississippi, there is a CHIP, a Cool Kids program, and an Early Intervention program. Medicaid is a public, or government run, health insurance program. It is designed to cover individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to buy a health insurance plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded by the federal government and also by the government of an individual state. Most Medicaid programs have a … Continue reading →