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MaineCare and Health Resources Overview
Comprehensive Guide to MaineCare Eligibility
Basic eligibility rules for all categories of MaineCare. (June 2011)
Maine's Medical Assistance Programs -
Who's Covered, And Who's Not
Chart of all MaineCare programs and who each program serves. (updated February 2011)
Health Care Resources for the Uninsured and Underinsured (updated February 2011)
Health Care Reform: What does it mean for you? (March 2011)
For Your Information: Can't Afford Prescription Drugs?
(November 2009)
What Happens To My Benefits If I Get a Bunch of Money?
Different programs have different rules. Learn more about when penalties apply.
(updated October 2010)
MaineCare Proof of Citizenship and Identity Law
(updated March 2009)
MaineCare for Children and Families
Comprehensive Guide to MaineCare Eligibility
Basic eligibility rules for all categories of MaineCare. (June 2011)
In Home Services for Children with Behavioral Health Issues or Mental Retardation, Autism or related conditions
(February 2009)
MaineCare Proof of Citizenship and Identity Law
(updated March 2009)
What Happens to My
Benefits When I Get a Job and Leave TANF?
Transitional MaineCare, child care, and transportation benefits can help!
(updated October 2008)
Health Insurance for Children Up to Age 26
(posted by Consumers for Affordable Health Care)
Health Care and Prescription Drugs for Seniors and People with Disabilities
A Guide to Part D for Medicare Beneficiaries
with Low Income
This in-depth guide also includes an overview of other state and federal health care benefits
for low-income seniors and people with disabilities - MaineCare, Low Cost Drug Program, Medicare Savings Program.
(June 2009; .pdf file)
Help with Medicare Costs: The Medicare Savings Program
Are you paying premiums for your Medicare Part B coverage or premiums and deductibles
for Part D drug coverage? You may not have to!
(updated July 2011)
Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly and
Disabled (DEL) and Maine Rx Plus Maine Prescription Drug Programs for people who
cannot get full benefits from MaineCare (updated April 2009)
Estate
Recovery and MaineCare: How It Works (Maine Legal Services for the Elderly)
Medicare Interactive Counselor
Online tool posted by the Medicare Rights Center, to help you determine if you're getting all of the coverage
you need from Medicare, and more. (March 2009)
MaineCare for Adults without Children ("Non-cats")
MaineCare Coverage for Non-disabled Adults
without Children (updated March 2009)
Medical Coverage for Non-Categorical Legal
Immigrants (updated March 2008)
More
NEW!
MaineCare for Immigrants (updated December 2011)>
للمهاجري
ن (MaineCare) " برنامج "م
اين آير (Arabic)
برای مه
اجرين MAINECARE (Farsi)
MAINECARE POUR IMMIGRES (French)
MAINECARE KU BIMUKIRA (Kinyarwanda)
MAINE CARE-KA LOOGU TALO GALAY DADKA MUHAAJIRIINTA AMA
(Somali)
MAINECARE PARA INMIGRANTES (Spanish)
MAINECARE KWA WAHAMIAJI (Swahili)
NEW! Health Insurance Coverage through the Dirigo Health Agency
DirigoChoice provides health coverage to small businesses, self-employed, and certain groups of people buying coverage
outside of a workplace. (August 2011)
Time Off from Work - What Are My Rights?
State and federal laws allow some Maine workers to use paid leave time to care for ill family members
and give unpaid time for the birth or adoption of a child or family illness.
(December 2006)
MaineCare's Estate Recovery Policy
a Maine Legal Service for the Elderly publication (.pdf file)
Benefits for Women Diagnosed with Breast or Cervical
or a pre-cancerous
condition (updated July 2009)
MaineCare in Depth (Policy Papers):
NEW! Preserving MaineCare Coverage for
Low-Income
Adults:
Smart Policy - Common Sense(pdf.)
A review of national and state research about the importance of coverage for low-income, childless
adults ("non-cats"). Includes qualitative analysis of the program and interviews with people who receive health
insurance
coverage through the program.
Read the Key Findings Here(pdf.)
(January 2012)
A Comparison of MaineCare and "Benchmark"
Private Health Insurance Coverage Arrangements
This analysis explores the question of whether, as a cost containment strategy, the state of Maine should consider
reducing benefits and
coverage for one or more groups of Medicaid-enrolled adults.
(March 2009; authored by the Department Chair of Health Policy at George Washington University
School of Public Health and
Health Services)
Comparison of "Benchmark”
Health Plans - Chart
Using a table format, MEJP compares the cost and scope of coverage for MaineCare and three other "Benchmark"
health plans. (March 2009)
MaineCare Costs: The Real Story B
ehind the Numbers
Learn why MaineCare appears costly but actually saves Maine money. (March 2008; this is a large
.pdf file that may be slow do download)
