This section provides information on how to finance the care and services
your child needs, including information on sources of financing in Virginia and
how to secure this financing.
Click on the links below to access the information each resource provides.
If you know of additional resources that provide valuable information in this
area, please email us at
learning@medhomeplus.org so that we can include these resources in this
database.
|
Organization |
Link |
What You'll Find
There |
| Care Connection for Children |
www.vahealth.org/specialchildren/cccprogram.asp |
In addition to its other services, CCC offers assistance to families
in obtaining health insurance for their child, and administers a pool of
funds that can assist qualified families who are uninsured. |
| Commonwealth Community Trust |
www.commonwealthcommunitytrust.org |
Nonprofit organization that provides Virginia residents with an
economical way to set up Special Needs Trusts to provide for the
lifelong needs of people with disabilities without jeopardizing their
public benefits |
| Disability Resources |
http://www.disabilityresources.org/FINANCIAL.html |
General financial information for families with children with
disabilities, as well as information on assistive technology funding,
employment, estate planning, health care funding, higher education
funding, managed care, Medicaid, SSI, prescription drug assistance, and
many other related topics |
| National Health Law Project |
www.healthlaw.org/ |
Online information on Medicaid |
| Parent to Parent of Virginia |
http://www.ptpofva.com/4-resources.html |
The excellent, 79-page Care Coordination Notebook provides
comprehensive information on the care financing options available in
Virginia |
| Social Security Administration |
http://www.ssa.gov |
Information on the Supplementary Security Income program, which can
provide monthly benefits to people of any age with a disability who meet
income eligibility requirements |
| Social Security Administration |
http://best.ssa.gov/ |
The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST), a tool
you can use to find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any
of the programs Social Security administers |
| US Department of Education |
http://www.ed.gov/finaid.html |
This website provides information on the 60% of student
aid for postsecondary education that is provided by the US Department of
Education |
| US Department of Health and Human Services |
aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/primer.htm
|
Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services, a good reference
document |
| Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services |
www.dmas.virginia.gov |
Complete information on Virginia's Medicaid program |
| Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services |
www.dmas.virginia.gov/rcp-medicaid_hand_book.htm |
Virginia Medicaid Handbook, an essential guide to the Virginia
Medicaid program |
| Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services |
www.dmas.virginia.gov |
Information on Virginia's two state-sponsored health insurance
programs for children, FAMIS and FAMIS Plus |
| Virginia Department of Social Services |
www.dss.state.va.us |
Virginia Medicaid Policy Manual - includes the Medicaid application,
requirements, resource and income qualifications, covered services and
appeal processes |
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