08/02/2024
Niwinimmangen pioing mi mwitir wattenór. Mi chómmwóng aramas ir mi tongeni néúnéú Medicaid (Insurance) seni ewe State of Minnesota. Iká pwe a wor noumw Medicaid, mi wessen euchea óómw kopwe aweesi noumw kewe taropwe Family Services e tungor kopwe awora ngenir, an epwe sópwósópwonó ne tooruk ekkewe áninnis. Iká pwe kose awora ngenir ekkena taropwe re tungor, iwe ina kopwe ne wiisen mééni mééméémw óómw nómw nón pioing. Iká pwe kese mééni óómw niwinimmang ngeni pioing iká kose fer óómw payment plan (wewe fengen nefinen emén aramas me pioing óómw kopwe mééni ekis me ekis óómw niwinimmang), iwe óómw ewe niwinimmang epwe ne nó ngeni collections (putáin chón iooni an aramas niwinimmang), iwe óómw ewe niwinimmang epwe ne kaméúw me nón noumw ewe income tax refund. Sia men mwochen ánisuk óómw kosapw nómw nón ei osukosuken niwinimmang me pwan mwochen anisuk an epwe wor reemw noumw ewe insurance ammen namwot ngonuk.
Ekkóch aramas a ierittam ar néúnéú Medicaid (Insurance), nge rese pwan ammasow sefán néúr kewe taropwe (applications). Pwokiten an wor ewe osukosuken Covid-19, ewe Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) ese pwan chiwen eisini chòòn néúnéú Medicaid (Insurance) ar repwe awora ngeni Family Services iteitan onu maram taropwen ar mwooni tonong. Nón ewe fansoun an terú ewe Covid-19, meinisin ekkewe a wor néúr Medicaid iir mi sópwósópwonó ne néúnéú ina mwo iká rese pwan chiwen awora ekkewe taropwen pwááratá ar mwooni toonong.
Nón ei fansoun an a wesinó ewe watten osukosuken Covid-19, meinisin repwe ne pwan ammasow sefán taropwen ar repwe tufichin sópwósópwonó ne néúnéú Medicaid me pwan awora ekkewe ekkóch taropwe chón ekkewe putái re mwochen epwe kawor. A tepetep aramas a kéúk senir ekkewe áninnis fániten an ese wes ekkewe pwúngún taropwe ità repwe ammasowa.
Sia men mwochen ánisuk. Iká pwe e wor taropwe e toruk seni Family Services, kose mwochen kosapw tunanó, péútanó iká kápichi. Een mi tongeni kékkéri Family Services (Chippewa County – 320-269-6401; iká Family Services me Swift County --- 320- 843 – 3160) iwe ka eis kopwe néúnéú chón chiaku (apasa “I need a Chuukese interpreter.”) Kose mwochen chechchemeni pwe iká ke kékkéri Chippewe County Family Services, ena mosiin ina epwe wiisen pwóróus iká a pénú, iwe kopwe tiki ena nampa “0” óómw kopwe pwóróus ngeni emén aramas.
Iká pwe ese wor noumw tengwa/foon, iwe en mi tongeni fichi sassingin noumw na taropwe iwe ka tiin ngeni Lisa me CCM Health. Tiki ei “Message” asechchikin aach ei page óómw kopwe tinato sassingin noumw na taropwe, pwe Lisa epwe ánisi ngonuk meet kopwe fééri mwirinóón.
Ekkei mi tettenitiw faan ei ikkei meet een mi tongeni waato ren néún emén me emén chón nómw imwomw na, iwe emén seni aach ewe oofesin billing epwapw tiin ngeni Family Service:
• Social Security card
• Passport
• I-94
• Taropween pwáratá úkkúúkûn mwooni tonong (check stub) an emén me emén chón nón imwomw na mi akkangaang.
Nukeato meinisin ekkei tettenin taropwe mi makketiw asan ei ngeni ach kewe clinic Montevideo iká Milan. Iká ke nó Montevideo, iwe ka tungor kopwe chuuri Rob iká Tate me nón ewe business office me Montevideo. Iká ke nó ngeni Milan, iwe ka eis kopwe pwóróus ngeni Lisa, ina epwe nómw mwan na. Ikà ka waato noumw kana taropwe, ina kopwe sainnei noumw application, iwe ai wa féér kapiin noumw kana taropwe, iwe ai wa wiisen tinaaronong.
Kose mwochen tiki ei “Message” asan ei iká pwe mi wor óómw kapas eis. En mi tongeni mmak ngeni Lisa nón fóósun Merika iká nón fóósun Chuuk.
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Medical bills can add up very quickly. Many people are eligible for Medicaid (Insurance) through the State of Minnesota, and once you have Medicaid (Insurance), it is extremely important that you do what is necessary to renew your benefits when Family Services requests updates, otherwise you will be responsible for paying for your medical bills yourself. If payments for services are not made or a payment plan set up, your account will be turned over to collections, and then your income tax refunds will be used to pay the bills. We want to help you avoid this by getting and keeping the insurance coverage you need.
Some people have had Medicaid (Insurance) for awhile, possibly even years, without having to fill out the paperwork again. This is because during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) suspended their normal procedures for Medicaid (insurance) renewals, a process which requires did not require Medicaid (Insurance) recipients to provide Family Services with proof of things like your income on a regular basis (usually every six-twelve months). For the duration of the pandemic, everyone who was approved for Medicaid coverage was able to keep their coverage without providing income verification.
Now that the pandemic emergency has ended, you will need to complete renewal paperwork. This has resulted in many people’s benefits ending because the correct paperwork was not completed.
We want to help. If you receive a letter from Family Services, please do not ignore it! You can call Family Services (Chippewa County—320-269-6401; Swift County—320-843-3160) and ask for an interpreter (“I need a Chuukese interpreter”). Please note that if you are calling Chippewa County Family Services, an automated system will answer, and you need to press “0” to talk to a person.
If you do not have a phone available, you can also take a photo of the letter and send it to Lisa at CCM Health by clicking the “Message” button at the top of this page, and she will help you figure out what you need to do.
If you do not currently have Medicaid (insurance), you can provide us with the following information for each member of your household, and someone in the billing office can also help you submit your paperwork to Family Services:
• Social Security card
• Passport
• I-94
• Income verification for any household member who is working
Bring all of the above information to either our Montevideo or Milan clinic. Ask for Rob or Tate in the business office in Montevideo, or speak to Lisa at the reception desk in Milan. We will have you sign an application, make copies of your documents, and submit the application for you.
Please click “Message” above if you have any questions. You can write to Lisa in English or Chuukese.
