Must be receiving Medicare, have limited resources and income, and reside in one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia.

Medicare beneficiaries can qualify for a low income subsidy (also known as Extra Help) paying for their monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and co-payments related to Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage). The Extra Help is worth about $5,000 per year. 

Persons age 65 and older, and anyone with certain disabilities or end-stage renal disease.

A federal government website providing health insurance for Americans age 65 and older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with end stage renal disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant).

• Medicare

A RIte Care plan for families, children, pregnant women and children with special health care needs.

NHPRI follows the Network model and serves the following Medicaid populations in Rhode Island:

• Families with low to moderate income
• Children with special health care needs
• All children in the RI foster care system
• Medicaid-only adults with disabilities
• Medicaid expansion population, and
• Dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) beneficiaries https://www.nhpri.org/medicare-medicaid/
• We also serve individuals and small businesses through HealthSource RI (Rhode Island’s health benefits exchange).

ACCESS is Neighborhood’s plan through the RIte Care program for children, families and pregnant women. 

Care Coordination programs are available through Neighborhood including:

• Neonatal Case Management Program can help you coordinate and manage the many needs of your baby after being discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
• The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSN) Care Management Program can help to improve a child's health and wellness if they are at risk due to complex medical and/or social issues.
• The Substitute Care Program can help improve the health and wellness of children in foster care.

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (Neighborhood) is a non-profit HMO that was founded in 1994 to make sure everyone in the state has access to high-quality, low-cost health care. Neighborhood has been ranked as one of the top Medicaid health plans in America for the past twelve years and currently serves more than 190,000 members. Neighborhood also recently extended its great service, benefits and value to individuals and businesses through HealthSource RI – the state’s health insurance exchange.

Anyone looking for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically for those who currently don't have health coverage or looking to change plans.

• General Health Insurance Information/Counseling

Medicare and 1,200 private health plans accepted. Insurance coverage and limits are verified by Edgepark staff, which may take up to 4 business days to complete. Once an account is set up, future orders will usually ship within 1-3 business days, as long as there are no changes to account information.

Provides medical supplies and services shipped directly to homes across the US. Online ordering is available 24/7. 

Products Include:

• Breast Pumps
• Diabetes Testing and Care Supplies
• Ostomy and Wound Care Supplies
• Urological and Incontinence Supplies
• Respiratory Care Supplies

RI Department of Human Services oversees a number of programs to help individual and families in Rhode Island. A complete comprehensive list is on their website.

Childcare

Includes Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and Head Start link

Supplemental Nutrition Program SNAP

Medicaid and Medicare Programs

Includes Katie Beckett Katie Beckett is an eligibility category in Medicaid that allows certain children under age 19 who have long-term disabilities or complex medical needs to become eligible for Medicaid coverage.

The Sherlock Plan

Medicaid for Working People with Disabilities Program is a type of Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.

Medicare Premium Program

SSI State Supplemental Payment

Long Term Services and Supports

Includes Medicaid Long Term Care Supported Services (LTSS) and Enhanced Assisted Living Program for elderly and adults with disabilities.

RI Works Program

RI Works is a financial and employment assistance program for parents and families with little to no income who have children high school age or younger.

General Public Assistance Programs

Includes Bridge Fund, Hardship Program and Funeral/Burial Assistance 

Refugee Assistance Programs

Energy Assistance Programs

DHS' programs and services, including those offered by our four divisions, collectively serve more than 300,000 families, adults, children, older Rhode Islanders, individuals with disabilities and veterans each year. Each have their own eligibility requirements and our staff are happy to assist those who need us through the application process and any other needs. 

Office locations

• Social Security Numbers
• Social Security Fraud Reporting
• Medicare
• Social Security Disability Insurance
• SSI
• Social Security Burial Benefits
• Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Social Security Survivors Insurance

Provides comprehensive and preventive health care services for children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid. States are required to provide comprehensive services and furnish all Medicaid coverable, appropriate, and medically necessary services needed to correct and ameliorate health conditions, based on certain federal guidelines. 

Services Include:

• Comprehensive Health and Developmental History
• Comprehensive Physical Exam
• Appropriate Immunizations 
• Laboratory tests (including lead screening)
• Health Education 
• Vision Services
• Dental Services
• Hearing Services
• Diagnostic Services and Treatment

The National Academy of Social Insurance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization made up of the national experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security. Social insurance encompasses broad-based systems that help workers and their families pool risks to avoid loss of income due to retirement, death, disability, or unemployment and ensure access to health care. They provide information on social security, Medicare, workers' compensation and disability, unemployment insurance, and long-term services and supports.

Statewide

RIPIN helps Rhode Islanders of all ages and abilities access health care, health insurance coverage, education services and supports, care management, and more.

• Live answer call center Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. After hours calls returned within two business days
• Care coordination and service linkage for families with children with special health care needs
• Help navigating health care and health insurance, including Healthsource RI, Medicaid, Medicare, and more, regardless of your coverage status
• Help accessing and navigating special education
• Help navigating transition to adult services for young adults with special needs
• Support groups for parents and caregivers

RIPIN uses a peer support model, meaning our team of Certified Community Health Workers are themselves parents or caregivers to a loved one with special needs. Our Peer Professionals’ lived experience helps them better understand you and your family’s needs.