Chapter
Health Care Power of Attorney
MEDICAID PROGRAM: OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY
MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN IN, OR FORMERLY IN, FOSTER CARE
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDRENAND FAMILIES WITH CURRENT OR PAST CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT
Medicaid Eligibility in Practice
Young Adults Who Were Formerly in Foster Care
Mandatory Pathway Effective in 2014
Medicaid Eligibility in Practice
Children Who Leave Foster Care for Adoption or Guardianship
Kinship Guardianship Assistance
Possible Coverage for Child Welfare-Involved Families
Children and Families Served in the Home
Families of Children Entering Foster Care
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORMS AFFECTING THE CHILD WELFARE POPULATION
Selected Private Health Insurance Reforms under ACA
“Immediate” Health Insurance Reforms and Programs
Health Insurance Reforms and Programs Effective in 2014
Cross-Agency Collaboration
Communicating Across Programs
Disruptions in Medicaid Coverage for Children in Foster Care and Leaving Care
Implementation of the New Pathway for Young Adults Formerly in Foster Care
Varying Income Counting Rules Across MedicaidEligibility Pathways
Balancing State Fiscal Constraints
Accessing Private Health Insurance
APPENDIX A. RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH NEEDS OF CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Young Adults Who Were Formerly in Foster Care
Children Adopted from Foster Care
Greater Health and Mental Health Needs
More Likely to Have Insurance Coverage
APPENDIX B. MEDICAID PATHWAYS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTERCHILDREN AND YOUTH
Chapter 2CHILD WELFARE: SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
Federal Requirements Applicable to All Foster Care Children
Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program
Foster Care Maintenance Payment
Support for Foster Children Not Eligible for Title IV-E
Youth Who “Age Out” of Foster Care
SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPLEMENTALSECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITSFOR CHILDREN
Social Security Benefits for Children (Title II)
Benefit Amounts for Children
When Children’s Benefits Stop
SSI Benefits for Children (Title XVI)
Benefit Amounts for Children
Dedicated Accounts for Children
When Children’s Benefits Stop
Representative Payees in the Social Security System
Representative Payees for Children Receiving Benefits
Order of Selection of Representative Payees
Responsibilities of Representative Payees
Children in Foster Care Receiving or PotentiallyEligible for SSI
Concurrent Receipt of Benefits
Use of SSI and Other Social Security Benefitsby Child Welfare Agencies
The Decision of the Washington State Supreme Court
The Opinion of the Supreme Court
SHOULD SSI AND OTHER SOCIAL SECURITYBENEFITS BE USED TO PAYFOR FOSTER CARE?
Benefits Should Not be Used for Foster Care
Benefits Should Be Used for Foster Care
POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
Screening Children in Foster Care
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Child Support Enforcement
Identifying Alternative Representative Payees
Plans for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
Assisting Youth “Aging Out” Apply for SSI
Welfare of Children in Foster Care: Health Care Needs and Social Security Benefits
( Childrens Issues, Laws and Programs )
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