Want State Benefits? You Need More ID.
WXIA 11 Alive - Come this summer, Georgia residents will need to carry a passport, an original birth certificate or other papers proving their US citizenship accompanied by a state photo ID to get most public benefits from the state — like food stamps, Medicaid

Community almanac
Stamford Advocate - MEDASSIST/CHOICES Free help with health insurance, Medicare supplements, Medicaid, private insurance, receiving entitlements from insurance policies and filing claims. Meets by appointment only in the Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd

School districts search to solve autism fund shortfall
Aiken Standard - COLUMBIA Several school districts throughout South Carolina are struggling to replace almost $1.4 million in federal funds that had gone to provide services to autistic children. After Medicaid cut money for the services, the state Department of

Woman charged with stealing money from nursing home residents
Ellis County Press - WAXAHACHIE A Grand Jury indictment was handed down in the case of a former nursing home office manager accused of stealing money from the center s residents. Judy C. Putman of Blooming Grove was indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud on Friday

Doctor who quit US post was warned by state
Boston Online - Keroack resigned last week as head of the US Office of Population Affairs, which is responsible for providing low-income women with access to contraceptives, after he was notified that the state’s Medicaid office had launched an investigation into

Disabled Hit Huge Roadblocks In Routine Health Care
Medical News Today - She also suggests Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers tie their contracts to whether health care providers are accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. “We’ve got to attack this from all levels,” said Kirschner, who previously

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