an organization that combines the functions of health insurance, delivery of care, and administration. Examples include the independent practice association, third-party administrator, management service organization, and physician-hospital organization.
Age. There are no age requirements on Medicaid. To qualify for Medicaid the person must have high medical bills, be disabled, require Medicaid to work, be receiving Social Security Income or meet specific financial requirements.
Many people enter a nursing home or assisted living facility as a âprivate payâ patient, paying for their care out of their own pocket, and then apply for Medicaid when they have spent down their savings to the point that they meet Medicaidâs eligibility guidelines.or the states who use the SSI standards, SSI has a $2,000 limit on countable assets for one person, and the limit is $3,000 if both members of a married couple are receiving care. But SSI/Medicaid does not count all resources.