SIX WAYS TO ACCESS MEDICAID/EPSDT - was printed in March 2002
6 Key Ways to Unlock the Door
to Medicaid and EPSDT Benefits
"Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis 
and Treatment"
Complete Booklets
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Requires Adobe Reader6 Ways to Medicaid
Requires Adobe Acrobat ReaderAppendix SSI info


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(for free download)		 CHANGES (updates) for
the PRINTED booklet:
a pdf document 2007 Dr Dynasaur Premiums (page 7 only)

 Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 2004 changes VT income eligibility guidelines for SSI (page 41 only)

NOTE: Phone number change on Page 1: Vermont Department of Health, 1-800-464-4343
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  The Booklet Includes: What is Medicaid?
  1. Dr. Dynasaur
  2. Disabled Children’s Home Care (DCHC)/ Katie Beckett Program
  3. Reach Up (formerly ANFC)
  4. Medically Needy Program (Spend Down)
  5. Home and Community based Waivers
  6. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  Medicaid/EPSDT Benefits / Personal Care Services
  Mental Health/Substance Abuse Benefits
  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Law of 1997 and Federal Mental Health Parity Law
Grievance and Appeal Process
Appendix A - More SSI Key Facts

or Requires Microsoft Word Software to read Six Ways to Access Medicaid/EPSDT and Requires Microsoft Word Software to read 6WaysAppendix for more SSI information <these include updates
Click on the PDF file or Word File to read, print out or download.
Call (802)764-5290, 1-800-800-4005, or Email and ask us for a hard copy of this booklet. 

It is a booklet- a helpful guide for VERMONT parents & professionals seeking information about the six most common ways that children (living in Vermont) can obtain Medicaid through the following six programs: Dr. Dynasaur, Disabled Children’s Home Care (DCHC)/Katie Beckett, Reach Up, Medically Needy Program (Spend Down), Home and Community Based Services Waiver, and Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI).

Also included is information on the Medicaid Benefits called EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) with additional information provided on Personal Care Services and Children’s Medicaid Mental Health benefits.

Information about the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Law of 1997, the Federal Mental Health Parity Law, and the grievance and appeal process for both Medicaid and private insurance are also included in this booklet.

Parent to Parent of Vermont offers workshops on this information.

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