Resources

​      Resources for Individuals

​        COVID-19

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that everyone can get COVID-19 vaccines, including the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, at no cost, for as long as the federal government continues purchasing and distributing them.
September 2022
​COVID-19 Testing & Treatment Resources for Uninsured Florida Residents
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December 2021
​Patient: HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program Fact Sheet
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Did You Receive a Surprise Bill for COVID-19 Treatment? There may be help
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​Florida Medicaid Applicants: Know Your Rights During COVID-19 Emergency
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April 2020
​Orange County Residents Surprise COVID-19 Bill Flyer

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​Florida Medicaid Recipients: Know Your Rights During COVID-19 Emergency
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April 2020
Miami-Dade County Residents Surprise COVID-19 Bill Flyer

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​        Free & Low-Cost Care

Free and Low-Cost Health Care: Miami Dade County (MDC)
December 2021

​        Home & Community Based Services

Have You Applied for Home & Community-based Services (HCBS)? Information that You Need to Know
November 2021
​Medicaid Long-Term Care Managed Care Enrollees: The Right to Continuous Care
February 2021
Medicaid Home & Community Based Services (HCBS): Know Your Rights
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April 2020
Medicaid Long-Term Care Managed Care Enrollees: The Right to Participant Directed Care
February 2021

​        Medicaid Recipients

​Uninsured in Miami-Dade? Information about Jackson Health System
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July 2022
​The Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Extended Medicaid Coverage: Q & A for Florida Medicaid Recipients​
October 2021
​ Resources for Advocates
​Advocate's Guide to the Florida Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver (5th Edition)
​August 2022
The Advocate's Guide to the Florida Medicaid Program (2nd Edition)
​August 2022

Presentations and Trainings

​Florida Elder Health Justice in the Time of COVID:
​Training sessions that provide a basic overview of Florida Medicaid eligibility and services for low-income Florida seniors.
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June & July 2020
South Florida Elder Health and Health and Economic Justice Conference
A series of sessions that provide an overview of coverage basics for our elder community from HCBS services to Medicare eligibility programs.
September 2018
Florida Elder Justice Conference
A range of trainings on the intersecting consumer, health and housing issues that impact low-income seniors and their social determinants of health.​
April 2019

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