Can women with health insurance coverage enroll in the Medicaid Women’s Health Program?
Women enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP or Medicare Parts A or B are not eligible for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program. A woman who has private health insurance is not eligible for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program unless (1) her private coverage does not cover family planning services, or (2) filing a claim on her health insurance would cause physical, emotional, or other harm from her spouse, parents or other person. What does having “private health insurance that covers family planning mean”? Does it include applicants with private health insurance that are unable or unwilling to afford deductibles or copayments required for family planning services? For the purposes of the WHP application, a client’s private health insurance is considered to cover family planning if it provides both: 1) family planning related physician office visits and procedures and 2) contraceptive drugs and devices. In making this determination, you should only consider whether the health insurance provides cove
Related Questions
- As a provider, how will I know if an applicant I have treated has been certified in the Medicaid Women’s Health Program and her claim will be paid?
- How can a Medicaid Women’s Health Program participant report changes in her information, like an address change?
- Can women with health insurance coverage enroll in the Medicaid Women’s Health Program?
