Helseprogram for barn i kategorien vanskeligstilte.

Ref 1: "The following list displays the mandatory Medicaid "categorically needy" eligibility groups for which Federal matching funds are provided:

· Individuals are generally eligible for Medicaid if they met the requirements for the AFDC program that were in effect in their State on July 16, 1996, or-- at State option -- more liberal criteria;

· Children under age six whose family income is at or below 133% of the Federal poverty level (FPL);

· Pregnant women whose family income is below 133% of the FPL (services to women are limited to: those related to pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care);

· Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in most States (some States use more restrictive Medicaid eligibility requirements that pre-date SSI);

· Recipients of adoption or foster care assistance under Title IV of the Social Security Act;

· Special protected groups (typically individuals who lose their cash assistance due to earnings from work or from increased Social Security benefits, but who may keep Medicaid for a period of time);

· All children born after September 30, 1983 who are under age 19, in families with incomes at or below the FPL. (This phased in coverage, so that by the year 2002, all such poor children under age 19 were covered); and

· Certain Medicare beneficiaries (described later)."

Ref 2: "37% av disse falt inn i kategorien vanskeligstilt, blant annet aleneforeldre, uføretrygdede i alle aldre, flyktninger og funksjonshemmede."