Some box plots include an additional character to represent the mean of the data. On some box plots a crosshatch is placed on each whisker, before the end of the whisker. Rarely, box plots can be presented with no whiskers at all.
The purpose of presumptive Medicaid eligibility is to allow immediate, but time. limited, coverage for certain individuals who appear to meet Medicaid eligibility and have an immediate. need for medical care. For pregnant women, the goal is to offer prenatal care as quickly as possible in order.
This is a new option available starting in 2014. Even if a state is not using presumptive eligibility in other. settings, hospitals that accept Medicaid patients have the unique authority to make presumptive Medicaid. eligibility determinations for anyone who appears eligible on the basis of income.