Social Insurance Eligibility and Coordination

What this video covers

• How Social Security family benefits differ from survivor benefits
• Why SSDI depends on covered work and work credits, while SSI is needs-based
• How Medicare and Medicaid differ, and why a producer should not promise Medicaid eligibility
• What dual eligibility means, including Medicare paying first for covered services and Medicaid acting as payer of last resort
• How to calculate a remaining monthly income need using a verified current public cash benefit, and why an estimate is not proof of a current payment
• How Medicare deductibles and coinsurance work, including the example of 20% of a $150 approved amount
• How a state Medicaid eligibility denial differs from a managed care service authorization denial