MEDICAID, ADM
Description
MEDICAID PAYS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME NEBRASKANS. TYPES OF MEDICAL SERVICES ARE HOSPITAL; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIANS; DENTAL; CLINIC; HOME HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; LAB AND RADIOLOGY; PRESCRIBED DRUGS; APPLIANCES AND HEALTH AIDS AND DEVICES. MEDICAID MAY ALSO COVER HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGED, DISABLED OR THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT CAN BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE UNDER AGE 21.
Contact Information
Address:
STATE OFFICE BUILDING
301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH, 5TH FL
PO BOX 95026
Lincoln
NE
68509-5026
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov/medicaid/Documents/MedicaidPolicyStaff.pdf
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-9147
Other Phone(s):
Fax
402-471-9092
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1196
List of Provided Services:
Administrative: Administrative
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: VIETNAMESE BROCHURE; APPLICATION IN SPANISH
Eligibility: ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID IS DETERMINED THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BY THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASEWORKERS IN THE LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICES. QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICAID SERVICES AND COVERAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: ASK FOR AN APPEAL EITHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING TO THE LOCAL OFFICE OR THE STATE OFFICE.
Languages with interpreters on staff: