Does Medicaid cover an ambulance expense?

Just call the ambulance company and give them your Mother's Medicaid number and they will rebill.

I would say yes!! Medicaid and i think Medicare would also cover most of it, if not all of it. I think the problem may be the name being misspelled. Contact the Hospital were she was taken and speak with the billing department and then maybe the ambulance service if necessary. Then contact Medicaid or appeal the charge if necessary.

Can decline to pay IF it was coded as "transportation" rather than "medical emergency".

Looks like the answer would be yes www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/does-medicaid-cover-ambulances/index.html#

I believe igloo is right. The ambulance is covered if the person is admitted to the hospital (not just for observation).

Angel

Medicaid does cover emergency ambulance transfers. The ambulance probably didn't have her Medicaid information, and that is why you/she received a bill. Call the number for the billing department on the bill and just give them her Medicaid information. Easy peasy.

Yes, because it is deemed absolutely necessary.

Does Medicaid cover prescriptions?

Depends on what the prescription is for and where you live. Some states have limited Medicaid patients and make requirements for some drugs. Other states do not have these limits. Some states make patients show a photo ID when filling certain drug prescriptions and other states do not. Some prescription drugs are scheduled and you have to go through hoops to get them no matter what your insurance is, since the law requires that these drugs can only be prescribed for certain conditions. But for a drug such a Synthroid many pharmacies will even "forward" uninsured patients a week's worth if insurance is pending. If the patient has Medicare usually he/she is automatically assigned to a Medicare Part D plan. You have to call the plan (or maybe Medicare, not sure) to unenroll if you do not want it. Some states are combining care/caid. Although signing up is optional they put incentives in place. If you are uninsured, talk to your doc or nurse. If you need a drug many times they have surplus or "samples" in the office and they will give them out. My friend buys street drugs. There's no difference between street drugs and prescribed actually. One isn't legal. But with the other, you end up hooked on doctors obligatory appointments, a medical record that is like a police record that will follow you everywhere, and many times, unnecessary and costly tests.

Rickie22: You should really have started a separate thread, but since you asked, go to Medicaid.gov. That's a multi-faceted question.