No, being qualified for Medicare does not mean you are automatically qualified for Medicaid. Medicare is a health care system for most older people who paid into the system when they were working. Medicaid is a system for the indigent/needy funded by the government -- you must have only a very small amount of money and no property to qualify for Medicaid.
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary is a Medicaid program for persons with little or no income/assets. Medicaid pays the QMB's co-payments and deductibles. Medicare A & B premiums are usually deducted from the QMB's SSA benefits.
Medicare and Medicaid are the responsibility of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid, which is part of DHHS. However, Medicaid is administered by the States.
You submit an EOB from the Medicare HMO with your Medicaid claim.
Both Medicare and Medicaid are government insurance programs.
Yes, Medicare is primary. Medicaid is always the payor of last resort.
Medicaid is the payor of last resort. Therefore, bill Medicare first. Bill Medicaid for any expenses Medicare didn't cover.
To receive Medicare, you have to have 40 quarters/credits of "covered employment" in the US.If you are referring instead to Medicaid, you might be eligible. Contact your state's Medicaid agency.
You are not required to pay back Medicaid or Medicare.
Medicare and Medicaid coverage is virtually identical. The two principal things to remember are: Medicaid is always the payor of last resort (i.e., bill Medicare and/or private insurance first); and, Medicare does not pay for long term custodial care, such as a nursing home (Medicaid does).
I have Medicare and Medicaid can I get a tubal reversal with them.
Certainly altho I see no benefit for a Medicaid recipient. The HMO would be the primary insurer and Medicare secondary. Medicaid is always the payor of last resort. However, there shouldn't be any expenses for Medicare or Medicaid to pay.
"Dual eligibility" means exactly that - eligibility for both Medicare and Medicaid.