2019-2024 Form

Instructions and help about REQUEST FOR MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED

i would like to introduce our speakers for this  evening kristen rusbarski is the consumer benefits   coordinator with the st louis arc and i am ann  mangelsdorf the assistant director of family   support and advocacy with the st louis arc we  will both be your presenters for this evening   and without further delay i would like to turn it  over to kristen to begin the presentation so   tonight we are talking all about hcbs waivers  or medicaid waivers and medicaid i'm going to   start us off with just the basic medicaid as insurance and applying for medicaid because that   is a very tricky subject and there's a lot of ins  and outs but once you do have it it will open   doors for many different types of supports and  health insurance for your loved ones or anybody   that you support with a disability as well. a  little basic information about medicaid itself   it began in 1965 to help individuals with  low-income disabilities or the blind   helped receiv