Medicaid now covers ABA Therapy and other autism treatments through the EPSDT program. Listen in as Michelle talks with Michele Trivedi, The Arc Insurance Project Manager, about how families whose children have Medicaid coverage can…
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ABA Therapy Coverage, Medicaid and the “1634 Transition”
To: Parents of Children with Autism Receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy Services From: Your Indiana Family Advocacy Organizations – About Special Kids (ASK), The Autism Society of Indiana (ASI), The Arc of Indiana, Covering Kids and Families (CKF), Family Voices, The Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (INAAP), and The Indiana Resource Center…
Medicaid Expansion and Managed Care – Key Issues to Address as Debate Moves Forward
An important issue being considered by the General Assembly is how Indiana will respond to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including whether or not Indiana will expand Medicaid. Tied to this debate is the issue of Medicaid Managed Care. HB 1591 is the bill that is currently being considered as a vehicle to debate issues…
Taking the Fear Out of Medicaid, SSI Eligibility – Special Needs Trusts
Becoming eligible or remaining eligible for government benefits can be a scary prospect. The Arc Master Trust can make this prospect much less scary. The resource limit for Medicaid is $1,500 and the limit for SSI is $2,000. If you have more money than this in bank accounts (CD’s, checking, savings, etc), savings bonds,…
The Impact of Medicaid Block Grants
One solution to the federal budget crisis being offered up is block granting Medicaid – the shared state and federal program that supports not only health care, but also home and community based services and residential programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Indiana. What would a block grant mean? Instead of a…