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T h e a b o v e - q u e s t i o n i s a t r a d i t i o n a l p i o n e e r g r e e t i n g t o s t r a n g e r s o f t h e c i t i z e n s f r o m t h e H o o s i e r S t a t e I n d i a n a . I n d i a n a i s s i t u a t e d n e a r l a r g e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i n n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e s . T h e s t a t e s l o c a t i o n p r o v i d e s a c c e s s t o m a n y n e e d e d f a c i l i t i e s o f I n d i a n a s c i t i z e n s . < b r > < b r >
O n e o f t h e m a n y n e e d e d f a c i l i t i e s i s h e a l t h r e l a t e d . P r i c e s o f b a s i c c o m m o d i t i e s a r e g e t t i n g h i g h e r e v e r y d a y . T o b e s i c k i s n o j o k e f o r y o u w i l l b e f r a n t i c o n h o w h i g h y o u r m e d i c a l b i l l s c a n b e . Y o u s h o u l d n o t w o r r y . Y o u c a n o b t a i n M e d i c a i d f r o m y o u r l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t . < b r > < b r >
M e d i c a i d i s a h e a l t h c a r e p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d t o h e l p a l l e v i a t e t h e h e a l t h c o n d i t i o n o f p e o p l e w i t h l o w - i n c o m e . H o w e v e r n o t a l l c i t i z e n s a r e e l i g i b l e t o b e m e m b e r s o f t h e s a i d h e a l t h c a r e p r o g r a m . O f t e n t i m e s t h e e l i g i b i l i t y f o r y o u t o b e c o m e a M e d i c a i d m e m b e r v a r i e s f r o m o n e s t a t e t o t h e o t h e r . I n I n d i a n a , t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i v i d u a l s a r e e l i g i b l e f o r M e d i c a i d h e a l t h p r o g r a m : < b r > < b r >
1 . L o w i n c o m e p e r s o n s s u c h a s c h i l d f r o m b i r t h t o e i g h t e e n y e a r s o l d , h e a d o f t h e f a m i l i e s w h i c h a r e j o b l e s s , p a r e n t s w h o a r e w o r k i n g b u t d o e s n o t m e e t m i n i m u m w a g e , a n d w o m e n w h o a r e p r e g n a n t . < b r > < b r >
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6 . W o m e n w h o h a v e c a n c e r o f t h e b r e a s t a n d c e r v i x . < b r > < b r >
O n c e y o u h a v e v e r i f i e d i f y o u a r e e l i g i b l e t o g e t h o l d o f M e d i c a i d , t h e n e x t b e s t t h i n g t o d o i s k n o w t h e M e d i c a i d p r e r e q u i s i t e s . T h e r e a r e c e r t a i n r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r y o u t o g e t h o l d o f M e d i c a i d . T h e b a s i c r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e d i v i d e d i n t o t w o m a j o r c a t e g o r i e s : < b r > < b r >
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" Y o u w i l l b e a s k e d t o h o n e s t l y l a y o u t y o u r h o u s e h o l d i n c o m e . T h e s t a t e o f I n d i a n a w i l l n o t c h a r g e y o u w i t h i n s u r a n c e p r e m i u m i f y o u r h o u s e h o l d i n c o m e i s l o w e r t h a n 1 5 0 % f e d e r a l p o v e r t y l e v e l ( F P L ) . A c o n s i d e r a b l e a m o u n t o f p r e m i u m w i l l b e c h a r g e d t o y o u i f y o u r h o u s e h o l d i n c o m e f a l l s b e t w e e n 1 5 0 % a n d 2 0 0 % o f t h e F P L . < b r > < b r >
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" C i t i z e n s h i p . N o r m a l l y , f o r y o u t o q u a l i f y f o r a M e d i c a i d h e a l t h c a r e p r o g r a m y o u m u s t b e a U S c i t i z e n . A d d i t i o n a l l y , y o u s h o u l d b e a n I n d i a n a r e s i d e n t f o r a t l e a s t f i v e y e a r s . < b r > < b r >
O n c e y o u h a v e b e e n g r a n t e d a M e d i c a i d h e a l t h c a r e p r o g r a m i n I n d i a n a , y o u a r e q u a l i f i e d t o g e t t h e f o l l o w i n g b e n e f i t s : < b r > < b r >
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I f y o u n e e d t o f i n d f u r t h e r a n d i n - d e p t h i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e M e d i c a i d h e a l t h c a r e p r o g r a m , c o n t a c t t h e I n d i a n a F a m i l y a n d S o c i a l S e r v i c e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h i s h e a l t h i n s t i t u t i o n c a n h e l p y o u g e t f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e i n s a n d o u t s o f M e d i c a i d . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e y m a y o r i e n t y o u w i t h s o m e o t h e r l o w c o s t h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e i n I n d i a n a . < b r > < b r >
W h o s h e r e ? T h e g r e e t i n g i t s e l f p r o v e s t h a t t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t h a s u t m o s t c o n c e r n t o i t s p e o p l e b y p r o v i d i n g t h e m h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e t h a t f i t s t h e n e e d s o f s o m e p o v e r t y - s t r i c k e n c i t i z e n s . < b r > < b r >
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