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RESOURCES Medicaid Toolkit Home Primers/Introductory information Using Medicaid to Finance Health Care and Supportive Services Guidance for State Medicaid Programs Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Health Reform and Medicaid Advocacy Additional Resources contact us Sabrina Edgington, MSSW

Improving Access to Medicaid Services for People Who Are Homeless Improving Medicaid Access for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness: State Examples March 2004– State initiatives that increase Medicaid access for people who are chronically homeless: 1115 waivers to expand eligibility, expediting Medicaid for people leaving psychiatric and correctional facilities, and simplifying the eligibility determination process. Improving Access to Medicaid Services for Homeless Families with Children, November 2005 – PowerPoint presentation for Homeless Policy Academies. One-page handouts: Reducing Medicaid Enrollment Barriers for Individuals Who Are Homeless and Protecting Homeless Medicaid Beneficiaries under Managed Care. Casualties of Complexity: Why Eligible Homeless People Are Not Enrolled in Medicaid, 2001 – identifies obstacles that prevent eligible homeless people from enrolling in Medicaid, describes how experienced homeless service providers address these problems, and recommends ways in which the obstacles can be surmounted or removed. FirstStep on the path to benefits for people who are homeless: An Introduction to Medicaid – information about eligibility and the application process that will help social service providers access Medicaid benefits for clients who are homeless. Assessing the Effects of Medicaid Documentation Requirements on Health Centers and Their Patients: Results of a “Second Wave” Survey, October 2008 - This report represents a “second wave” follow-up to a “first wave” study whose purpose was to measure the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act’s citizenship documentation requirements on health centers and their patients.