Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Financing Health Care - Part 1
Lecture:The Government as an Insurance Payor
Slide content:Medicaid - 2 Differs by State Eligibility requirements Co-payments Counting income and resources Must provide payments for hospital and physician services May provide payments for pharmacy, dental, and eye care Must not provide payments for abortions 15
Slide notes:Medicaid programs vary from state to state, each having different eligibility requirements and different co-payments. The rules for counting income and resources vary from state to state and group to group; however, some rules are mandated by the Federal government. States must provide payments for hospital and physician services; they may provide payments for pharmacy, dental, and eye care. No state may provide payments for abortions. 15