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Medicaid is a public health insurance program funded by federal and state governments, providing vital healthcare to low-income individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities-nearly 80 million Americans.

Key Services Covered

• Long term care (hospice, nursing homes)
• Home and community based services (HCBS)
• Transportation services to medical appointments
• Prescriptions
• Mental health services
• Hospital and emergency services
• Laboratory and imaging testing

The Funding Crisis

Medicaid currently faces underfunding and long waitlists, especially for Home and Community Based Services, with 711,000 people with disabilities waiting for care. HCBS's are important for offering healthcare in the comfort of an individual's home, rather than in isolating institutions. Further cuts and restrictions could leave millions without these essential services.

The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County offers a variety of virtual wellness initiatives, support group meetings and discussion groups.

More than 30 virtual meetings are offered each week on a wide range of topics. Some groups and meetings are focused on wellness topics such as gratitude, stress management and coping with COVID. There are also groups for individuals living with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and hoarding disorder. Other groups are focused on people with similar experiences and needs such as parents, individuals age 18-30, veterans, survivors of suicide, the LGBTQ community, college students, individuals living with a disability and those experiencing grief and loss. The agency also provides a meeting in Spanish.