Get Grayson County Indigent Health

Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance. This is a term that is used both medically and for the general public.

Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance. This is a term that is used both medically and for the general public.

To get Medicaid or CHIP, a child must be age 18 and younger (in some cases children with disabilities age 19 and 20 can get Medicaid). They must also be a Texas resident and a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen. When you apply, we'll ask about your family's income to see which programs your child can get.

Only those who get federal Supplemental Security Income disability benefits can get Medicaid. These are the adults Texas Medicaid covers today: ... People age 65 and over, and people with disabilities, who are below or near poverty.

An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes. Indigent comes from a Latin word meaning wanting, which we used to use to mean lacking and not just to describe desires.

Dial 800-925-9126. MEDICAID Texas is a free health insurance plan for the low income as well as uninsured. The program is paid for by the state of Texas as well as federal government. It will help pay medical bills for children, families in or near poverty, the unemployed, seniors, and disabled among others.

Lives in Texas. Has an income level at or below 21 percent of federal poverty guidelines . Has resources less than $2,000. Isn't eligible for Medicaid.

The Indigent Care Trust Fund (ICTF) is a state-sponsored program that subsidizes care for low-income individuals at participating hospitals. ... The hospital must treat these patients the same as any other patient. The hospitals receive a certain amount of money each year to provide this care.

Overall, public support from the federal, state, and local governments accounts for between 75 and 85 percent of the total value of uncompensated care estimated to be provided to uninsured people each year.