Q & A
I am not yet 65, but I am receiving Social Security benefits. I qualify for Medical Assistance, or Medicaid, and I am enrolled in the Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island through HealthSource RI, under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. What, if anything, will change when I turn 65?
Answer: According to the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, you are one of more than 56,000 people who signed up for health insurance based on expanded Medicaid eligibility available to Rhode Islanders under the Affordable Care Act, popularly referred to as Obamacare. The Rhode Island Department of Human Services runs the Medicaid program. HealthSource RI noted that more than 28,000 Rhode Islanders had signed up for private health insurance plans through the state’s health insurance marketplace. Read more…
Source: Larry Grimaldi, Providence Journal - July 28, 2014
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