Common use of PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES Clause in Contracts

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES. The Georgia P4HB section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration expands the provision of family planning (FP) services to uninsured women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL), and who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition, the Demonstration provides Interpregnancy Care (IPC) services to women who meet the same eligibility requirements above and who deliver a very low birth weight (VLBW) baby (less than 1,500 grams or 3 pounds, 5 ounces) on or after January 1, 2011. Contract #0654 Women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the FPL, who deliver a VLBW baby on or after January 1, 2011, and who qualify under the Low Income Medicaid Class of Assistance, or the Aged Blind and Disabled Classes of Assistance, under the Georgia Medicaid State plan are also eligible for the Resource Mothers Outreach component of the IPC services which are not otherwise available under the Georgia Medicaid State plan. Under this Demonstration, Georgia expects to achieve the following to promote the objectives of title XIX: · Reduce Georgia’s low birth weight (LBW) and VLBW rates; · Reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in Georgia; · Reduce Georgia’s Medicaid costs by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies by women who otherwise would be eligible for Medicaid pregnancy-related services; · Provide access to IPC health services for eligible women who have previously delivered a VLBW baby; and · Increase child spacing intervals through effective contraceptive use.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES. The Georgia P4HB section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration expands the provision of family planning (FP) services to uninsured women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL), and who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition, the Demonstration provides Interpregnancy Care (IPC) services to women who meet the same eligibility requirements above and who deliver a very low birth weight (VLBW) baby (less than 1,500 grams or 3 pounds, 5 ounces) on or after January 1, 2011. Contract #0654 Women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the FPL, who deliver a VLBW baby on or after January 1, 2011, and who qualify under the Low Income Medicaid Class of Assistance, or the Aged Blind and Disabled Classes of Assistance, under the Georgia Medicaid State plan are also eligible for the Resource Mothers Outreach component of the IPC services which are not otherwise available under the Georgia Medicaid State plan. Under this Demonstration, Georgia expects to achieve the following to promote the objectives of title XIX: · Reduce Georgia’s low birth weight (LBW) and VLBW rates; · Reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in Georgia; · Reduce Georgia’s Medicaid costs by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies by women who otherwise would be eligible for Medicaid pregnancy-related services; · Provide access to IPC health services for eligible women who have previously delivered a VLBW baby; and · Increase child spacing intervals through effective contraceptive use.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES. The Georgia P4HB section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration expands the provision of family planning (FP) services to uninsured women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL), and who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition, the Demonstration provides Interpregnancy Care (IPC) services to women who meet the same eligibility requirements above and who deliver a very low birth weight (VLBW) baby (less than 1,500 grams or 3 pounds, 5 ounces) on or after January 1, 2011. Contract #0654 Women, ages 18 through 44, who have family income at or below 200 percent of the FPL, who deliver a VLBW baby on or after January 1, 2011, and who qualify under the Low Income Medicaid Class of Assistance, or the Aged Blind and Disabled Classes of Assistance, under the Georgia Medicaid State plan are also eligible for the Resource Mothers Outreach component of the IPC services which are not otherwise available under the Georgia Medicaid State plan. Under this Demonstration, Georgia expects to achieve the following to promote the objectives of title XIX: · • Reduce Georgia’s low birth weight (LBW) and VLBW rates; · • Reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in Georgia; · • Reduce Georgia’s Medicaid costs by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies by women who otherwise would be eligible for Medicaid pregnancy-related services; · • Provide access to IPC health services for eligible women who have previously delivered a VLBW baby; and · • Increase child spacing intervals through effective contraceptive use.