The Medicaid Dossier: A Definitive Guide to Documentation, Strategy, and Application Success
Introduction: Beyond the Checklist – Assembling Your Case for Medicaid Navigating the Medicaid application process can be one of the...
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A Comprehensive Analysis for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: Evaluating the Necessity of Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) When Covered by Medicaid
Introduction: Navigating the Intersection of Medicare and Medicaid For the vast majority of individuals who have health coverage through both...
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Deconstructing the Medicaid Deductible: A Comprehensive Analysis of Cost-Sharing in America’s Health Safety Net
Introduction: Beyond a Simple "Yes" or "No" The question of whether the U.S. Medicaid program has a deductible, while seemingly...
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The Safety Net and the Trap: An Investigation into “Emergency-Only” Health Insurance
Introduction: The $30,000 Appendectomy In the spring of 2019, Cory Dowd, a 31-year-old self-employed event planner, found himself in a...
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The Labyrinth of Health Insurance: A Personal Journey to Understanding Your Total Costs
Lost in the Lexicon: The Initial Struggle The experience is a familiar one for millions. A person, let's call him...
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Beyond the Bureaucracy: How I Escaped the Health Insurance Maze with a Simple Map
My name is Alex, and for the last 15 years, I’ve built a career on making complex information simple. As...
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The Barren Field: How I Learned to See Federal Aid Not as a Maze, but as an Ecosystem in Need of Tending
Part 1: Introduction - The Heartbreak of a Broken Promise My Identity and My Mission For more than 15 years,...
Read moreDetailsThe People’s Archives: An Investigation into the Promise and Peril of Federal Open Data
A Ghost in the Machine The journey began with a simple task: verify a number. A press release from the...
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The Florida Medicaid Labyrinth: How I Escaped the Maze and Found the Map. A Step-by-Step Guide.
Part 1: My Breaking Point: The Day I Followed Every Rule and Still Lost I’m a public policy analyst. For...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Accessing Free and Low-Cost Prescription Medications in the United States
A Roadmap to Affordable Medications: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers Acknowledging the Challenge The high cost of prescription drugs...
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