Fact Sheets & Flyers

The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 allows individuals with disabilities to set up tax-deferred savings accounts to save on expenses while remaining eligible for public benefits like Medicaid and SSI.

The New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program (Charity Care) is free or reduced charge care that is provided to patients who receive inpatient and outpatient services at acute care hospitals throughout NJ.

Provides a brief overview of the different NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid programs and eligibility information.

This flyer is applicable for persons with IDD who have SSI. When an individual's parent retires, becomes disabled, or passes away, this flyer describes the process by which the "Disabled Adult Child" (DAC) may continue to receive Medicaid. If this process is not followed, the DAC will likely lose Medicaid and DDD services.

How DAC status interacts with Social Security benefits, such as SSI and SSDI.

The federal government helps pay for Community Care Program (CCP) and Supports Program (SP) services. To get this federal funding, each person, provider, and service must meet all state and federal Medicaid rules. This is why everyone who enrolls in either the CCP or SP needs to be enrolled in Medicaid.

Understanding what happens when a person with IDD who receives Medicaid becomes eligible for Medicare.

Understanding what happens with prescription medications when a person with IDD who receives Medicaid becomes eligible for Medicare.

Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) are a special form of Medicare managed care plan that coordinates all covered Medicare and Medicaid managed care benefits in one health plan. Enrollment in a D-SNP is voluntary and not required.

Published by the National Center on Law & Elder Rights. February 2020.

Health disparities are unfair differences in the level of health, health care, and health outcomes that occur among certain groups of people based on social, racial, ethnic, economic, or environmental factors.

HealthMeet Flu Prevention FlyerFor more information about flu prevention, please contact your health care provider or visit the CDC website.

Beginning January 1, 2027, certain adults aged 19 to 64 will have to work, volunteer, or go to school to keep their coverage or qualify for NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid. These are called “community engagement requirements,” also commonly known as “work requirements.”

An overview of NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid) in New Jersey.

Describes the Medicaid Fair Hearing process regarding the appeal of an initial application denial or the termination of benefits.

What are the differences between Medicaid and Medicare?

An overview of the NJ Medicaid ABD programs.

Offers healthcare coverage to individuals with IDD who are at least 16 years old, employed, and whose income would disqualify them from other types of Medicaid.

Medicaid eligibility changes for some non-citizens beginning on October 1, 2026.

How does “Non-DAC” status allow some individuals with IDD, who are not eligible for Medicaid, to receive DDD services? This fact sheet describes a unique process where some individuals are able to apply for Medicaid, through the DDD Waiver Unit, after being approved for DDD services.

How Medicaid coverage acts in tandem with private health insurance.

How to potentially continue a parent's private health insurance coverage for a young adult with IDD who is approaching age 26.

Medicaid-covered HCBS support people with disabilities with activities of daily living in settings of their choice, including private homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, and adult day centers.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to people in need. This fact sheet includes information about benefits and eligibility, specific to NJ.

What is the difference between Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)?

Describes the appeals process when someone is denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI).