Medicaid

Medicaid provides basic health care to 51 million Americans, including over 150,000 Idahoans. Medicaid is the only source of health insurance for 38 million Americans and it is under attack. Cuts to Medicaid are increasing the ever-widening health gap between people who can afford private health insurance and those who rely on public health coverage. When families fall into this gap, they become uninsured and are no longer able to afford doctor visits and prescriptions.

Idaho has become the testing ground for cuts to Medicaid. Our state and federal legislators are making changes to the program that could be harmful to Idaho´s working families, all in the name of "cutting costs". People are now going to be put in one of three different Medicaid plans, each offering different benefits. Also, some families will have to pay monthly premiums in addition to co-payments for certain services. ICAN believes this will mean higher out-of-pocket costs and cuts to benefits for people on Medicaid.

ICAN is very concerned about the changes being made to Medicaid. For this reason, ICAN has started the Medicaid Documentation Project. We want to determine exactly how these Medicaid changes are going to affect people in the real world, not just on paper. If you are on Medicaid, and would like to be part of the Medicaid Documentation Project, call Taryn at 1-866-9245x106 to get involved.

For more information:

• How Will Medicaid Changes Affect You?, .pdf
• What Is The Differece Between Medicaid Plans?, .pdf
• What Is The Documentation Project?, .pdf