In this Week in Review of the Insurance blog, you will find a brief description of all of the different blogs that went up in the past week. This time around, there is information about the Medicaid programs in two states and part of my series that compares what each of the candidates for the 2012 Presidential Election plan to do with various types of health insurance coverage.
Alabama Has a Plan First Program
The Medicaid program in Alabama includes a Family Planning program called Plan First. It covers family planning services, only, for women who are between the ages of 19 and 55.
Basic Information About Medicaid in Florida
This blog contains a little bit of basic information about the Medicaid program in Florida. The state really wants you to know about all of the bad things that can happen to you if you commit Public Assistance Fraud.
Florida’s Medicaid Includes a Kid Care Program
The CHIP program in Florida is called Kid Care. Florida also has a Florida Healthy Kids program and a Children’s Medical Services Network. The network covers kids from birth through age 18 who have special needs.
Florida has Several Medicaid Programs for Pregnant Women
Florida has a Presumptive Eligible Pregnant Women program, which covers prenatal care, only. It also has a Simplified Eligibility for Pregnant Women program, that provides full coverage. The main Medicaid program can also cover pregnant women.
How the Candidates Compare on Medicare – Romney/Ryan
The short version of this blog is that Romney and Ryan want to turn the existing Medicare program into a voucher program. This will not affect current seniors or those nearing retirement.
How the Candidates Compare on Medicare – Obama/Biden
The short version of this blog is that Obama and Biden want to continue improving the current Medicare program through existing and upcoming changes that are part of the Affordable Care Act.
How the Candidates Compare on Medicaid – Obama/Biden
The short version of this blog is that Obama and Biden want people who are currently covered by Medicaid to continue to have that coverage. They want to extend coverage to more low-income people. The insurance exchanges will make it easier for people to apply for Medicaid.
How the Candidates Compare on Medicaid – Romney/Ryan
The short version of this blog is that Romney and Ryan want to take the grants that states currently receive for parts of their Medicaid programs and release them from the restrictions about what groups to spend it on. They also want to give individual states more control over their Medicaid programs, free from the current federal standards.
How the Candidates Compare – Pre-Existing Conditions
The short version of this blog is that Romney and Ryan want to make sure that people who have had continuous insurance coverage are protected from being discriminated against by insurers due to a pre-existing condition. Obama and Biden want all Americans to be protected from that type of discrimination, even if they have not had continuous health insurance coverage.
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