Goals

• To provide the finest health care possible for people in our state facilities;
• To provide the best preventative services through our public health programs;
• To provide the most outstanding service for our families and children;
• To protect and prevent the abuse of children, elders and people with disabilities;
• To build quality programs across-the-board; and by doing all of these things,
• To make a difference in the lives of 4 million Kentuckians.

This booklet is for the parents, caregivers or representatives of children under age 18 who have disabilities that might make them eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

It is also for adults who became disabled in childhood and who might be entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. (We call this SSDI benefit a “child’s” benefit because it is paid on a parent’s Social Security earnings record.)

This booklet will help you decide if your child, or a child you know, might be eligible for Social Security or SSI.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., founded in 1986, is a national non-partisan education and advocacy organization that identifies and promotes policy and advocacy solutions to ensure that elders and people with disabilities have access to Medicare and quality health care. The Center for Medicare Advocacy's national office is in Connecticut, with offices throughout the country, including Washington, DC.

Staffed by attorneys, paralegals, nurses, and information management experts, the Center for Medicare Advocacy represents thousands of individuals in appeals of Medicare denials.  The work of the Center also includes responding to over 6,000 calls annually from elders, people with disabilities, their families and support networks.  We provide education to help secure access to a full set of health care benefits and services, including prescription drug coverage. 

Information provided by the Kentucky Home Health Association. The Kentucky Home Health Association is a trade association serving Kentucky's home health care industry. The KHHA is an organization of providers who value the home as a therapeutic environment for the care of persons experiencing an impairment of their health and wellness. To support this value, we join together those striving to improve the availability and quality of this care with those who advocate for, establish public policy regarding, regulate and pay for care at home.

The purpose of this site is to provide up to date Medicare and Medicare related information, help with finding answers to your questions and providing various services related to this topic. This website is privately owned and operated by MedicareMD.

The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) was established in 1989 to provide free counseling services to people with Medicare questions or problems. Since its founding, MRC has helped more than one million people with Medicare-related issues. MRC has conducted training programs and presentations for organizations as diverse as the U.S. HHS, the Administration on Aging, Ceridian Performance Partners, American Public Health Association, AARP, the Practising Law Institute, Families USA, AFSCME and Visiting Nurse Service.

Federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid Programs. Information for administrators, providers, and the public about covered services, waiver programs, and regulations.

The National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities. NHeLP serves legal services programs, community-based organizations, the private bar, providers and individuals who work to preserve a health care safety net for the millions of uninsured or underinsured low-income people.

The Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center (WCEC) is part of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville medical school. They provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluations to infants and children with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities, congenital anomalies, genetic disorders, autism, organic behavior disorders (ADHD), and learning disabilities, as well as genetic counseling to adults.

Common Pediatric Health Problems for Patients and Families