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OneWorld Offers Medicaid Assistance

Outreach workers now available to help families understand Medicaid process and apply for services -

OneWorld Community Health Centers received a federal grant through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that enables us to outreach and enroll uninsured children in our community into Medicaid/Kids Connection. There are thousands of uninsured children in our area who could qualify for government-sponsored insurance, but their families are either not aware of their eligibility, or are too intimidated by the lengthy application process. Additionally, during the 2009 session of the unicameral, Nebraska raised its income ceiling from 185% of the Federal Poverty Level to 200% ($44,100 for a family of four in 2009), thereby increasing the number of children eligible for these programs.

As part of this program, OneWorld hired an outreach manager and a team of five outreach workers and partnered with Charles Drew Health Center in North Omaha employed one additional outreach worker to be in the community and assist eligible families in enrolling their children in low-cost health insurance. Most of our outreach workers are fully bilingual, and all have access to mobile technology resources so they can assist with applications regardless of their location.

Assistance applications or referrals for assistance can be made by calling 402-502-8888.

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