This work of HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with Medicaid includes answers to the next questions:

Resources: Ch. 11 (pp. 374-375, 385-386) of Medical Insurance and the U.S.

Department of Health & Human Services Web site.

Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Refer to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp Select Medicaid Program – General Information. Post a 250- to 300-word response to the following:

– Briefly discuss factors that determine Medicaid eligibility, and whether a procedure or service is covered.

– When can a provider bill a Medicaid patient directly for services?

– What are the implications of simultaneous federal and state involvement in the insurance process?