Getting the Most From Your Maryland Medicaid Coverage

Maryland Medicaid provides meaningful healthcare coverage for eligible Maryland residents — but the value of that coverage is only fully realized when patients understand what their benefits include, choose a quality primary care home that accepts their coverage, and access the preventive and ongoing care services that Medicaid funds. MedHaven Health helps Glen Burnie's Medicaid patients get the healthcare they need by accepting Medicaid coverage, providing comprehensive primary care services, and offering the administrative guidance that helps patients navigate their coverage effectively.

Primary Care as the Gateway to Other Healthcare Services

Primary care serves as the gateway through which Medicaid patients access other healthcare services within the Medicaid system — including specialist referrals that require primary care authorization, laboratory and diagnostic testing ordered through primary care visits, and the care coordination that ensures different healthcare services work together coherently. Establishing primary care with MedHaven Health provides Medicaid patients with the clinical home that makes accessing other needed healthcare services more straightforward and better coordinated.

Preventive Care Benefits Under Maryland Medicaid

The preventive care benefits included in Maryland Medicaid coverage represent significant healthcare value that patients can access at no cost to themselves — but only if they establish primary care and schedule the wellness visits that preventive care requires. Annual physical examinations and wellness visits that provide the comprehensive health assessment every patient deserves. Immunizations that protect against preventable infectious diseases. Cervical cancer screening for eligible women. Colorectal cancer screening for appropriate age groups. Diabetes screening for patients with risk factors. And the blood pressure, cholesterol, and metabolic monitoring that cardiovascular risk assessment requires. These preventive benefits are available to Medicaid patients who access them through their primary care relationship.

Addressing Healthcare Needs That Have Gone Unmet

Many Maryland Medicaid patients come to MedHaven Health with healthcare needs that have gone unmet — conditions that have developed without adequate professional management because of previous lack of access to consistent primary care, preventive care that has not been received, and chronic conditions that have been managed inadequately or not at all. MedHaven Health's clinical team approaches these patients with the comprehensive, non-judgmental care that addresses existing healthcare needs thoroughly while establishing the ongoing care relationship that prevents future healthcare needs from going unmet.

Dental and Vision Referrals for Medicaid Patients

While MedHaven Health provides comprehensive primary care services, some healthcare needs including dental care and vision care are addressed through separate Medicaid benefits that cover these specific services through different providers. MedHaven Health can provide guidance about accessing dental and vision Medicaid benefits and, where appropriate, can identify oral health concerns that require dental evaluation or vision concerns that require optometric assessment — facilitating connections to the appropriate providers within the Medicaid network.

Healthcare Navigation Support for Medicaid Patients

Navigating the healthcare system is challenging for many patients — and particularly so for patients who are new to Medicaid coverage, unfamiliar with how managed care organizations work, or who have limited experience with the formal healthcare system. MedHaven Health provides the healthcare navigation support that helps Medicaid patients understand how to use their coverage, access the services they need, and resolve the administrative questions that arise in the course of accessing healthcare under Medicaid coverage.

Get the Healthcare You Need at MedHaven Health

Maryland Medicaid patients in Glen Burnie do not have to settle for inadequate healthcare access — MedHaven Health provides the quality, comprehensive primary care that Medicaid patients need and deserve. Contact our team today to begin accessing the healthcare your coverage provides.