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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing health insurance benefits for the state's SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) members. The authority is the state-level counterpart to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services .
Linda Blackford: In an already medically fragile and under-served region, hospitals and clinics need medical supplies and every other kind of resource. Linda Blackford: In an already medically ...
Under an HCBS waiver, states can use Medicaid funds to provide a broad array of non-medical services (excluding room and board) not otherwise covered by Medicaid, if those services allow recipients to receive care in community and residential settings as an alternative to institutionalization.
Medicaid Waiver programs help provide services to people who would otherwise be in an institution, nursing home, or hospital to receive long-term care in the community. Prior to 1991, the Federal Medicaid program paid for services only if a person lived in an institution.
Recipients must be at least 65, have a permanent disability or be considered medically fragile. Additionally, in some areas, there are dental programs that will provide free or low-cost dental ...
The coronavirus surge is alarming for families with medically fragile children younger than 5 — the age group still not eligible for COVID-19 shots.
Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance. [1] This is a term that is used both medically and for the general public.
Oct. 26—Little scarecrows, minions and Stormtroopers filled a neon-drenched skating rink for an evening of fun. Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care hosted a Halloween event at Skate-O-Mania Monday ...