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Reynolds Senior Health Center
How to Make an Appointment | Insurance Information
Managed Care | ElderChoices
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APNs, & Staff
 We at the Donald W. Reynolds Senior Health Center
believe in a team approach to your healthcare. As part of
that concept you will be a part of the team of professionals
focused on health maintenance and wellness. Your doctor and
advanced practice nurse (APN) will follow your healthcare
program. Since some visits will be with your doctor and others
will be with your APN, your APN will coordinate your healthcare.
Although your APN and doctor will alternate visits, your doctor
will be responsible for your medical care. You and your family
are an integral part of the decision making about your healthcare.
The social worker is an integral part of the team and will assist you, your nurse team,
and your doctor to identify how you wish your care to be delivered. Our dietician will
address any nutritional issues concerning your care. Our pharmacist, neuropsychologist,
psychiatrist, and rehabilitation specialist will participate as members of your team as
needed.
We believe the team approach is superior in the care and treatment of older adults. We
look forward to designing a treatment plan compatible with your needs that will most
effectively address your healthcare issues.
Making Your First Appointment
For information on the clinic or to schedule an appointment,
call the UAMS Appointment Center at (501) 686-6219.
What Should I Bring With Me?
- Insurance Cards
- Prescription Drugs in Original Bottles
- Over-the-Counter Drugs in Original Bottle or Box
- Eyeglasses
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Insurance Information
The Reynolds Senior Health Center accepts Medicare assignment
and honors most private insurance plans, including Medicaid.
We will direct bill both primary and secondary insurance for
your convenience. Please be sure to verify with your insurance
company that services of our clinic are in network with your
plan.
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Managed Care and The
Reynolds Senior Health Center
If you are covered by a managed care plan for your insurance,
it is your responsibility to confirm with your plan what your
coverage will be for any service.
At the Reynolds Senior Health Center, we deliver primary
care to the geriatric patient. Many health plans or insurance
payers however do not recognize our clinic as primary care
providers but as a specialty clinic. For this reason, our
physicians may not be available for enrollment as a PCP or
Primary Care Physician.
In most instances, you will need to obtain a referral from
the PCP that you enrolled with as a part of you managed care
plan. Your primary care physician is typically identified
on your insurance card along with your co-pay information.
Please be sure to bring a copy of your referral to the clinic
on the day of your visit. Without a referral, you will be
responsible for the cost of services from the clinic.
Medicare and other Commercial
Non Managed Care plans
The Reynolds Senior Health Center accepts Medicare assignment.
This means that Medicare will only allow a certain amount
of money to be paid for various services and procedures in
which Medicare will pay 80% of the allowed amount, the remaining
20% will be the patient's responsibility unless you are covered
by a Medicare supplemental policy or secondary insurance.
If your secondary insurance is a Commercial insurance, please
be sure to verify with them that our services are in network
with your plan.
Medicaid Customers
Medicaid customers may also be eligible for benefits and may
require a referral from their Medicaid PCP.
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ElderChoices
Are you trying to keep a loved one out of a nursing home?
ElderChoices can help.
ElderChoices is a special Medicaid Program to help people stay out of nursing homes by
providing services they need to stay in their own homes, with relatives, or with a
caregiver. Many people who are not normally eligible for Medicaid may qualify for this
special program. Those who qualify receive one or more ElderChoices services:
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Homemaker/Chore Services |
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Adult Day Care |
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Respite Care |
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Adult Foster Care |
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Home Delivered Meals |
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Personal Emergency Response System |
Additionally, persons covered by ElderChoices also qualify for other Medicaid services,
such as prescriptions and Personal Care.
Who is eligible for ElderChoices? Applicants must meet all of these criteria:
Age - Must be 65 years of age or older.
Income - Applicants' income must be no greater
than $1,536.00 a month (2000 income limit). The spouse's income is not counted. For
example, a husband and wife could each have an income of $1,535.00 and both be eligible if
they meet other criteria. On the other hand, if the husband had an income of $1,537.00 and
the wife's income was $750, she would be income eligible, but he would not.
Resources (Assets) - Applicants' counttable
resources must be no greater than $2,000 for a single person and $3,000 for a couple.
Unlike the Medicaid rule for nursing home residents, a couple's resources are NOT divided
for this program. The applicant's home, household goods, and a car valued at less than
$4,500 are not counted.
Giving away assets to qualify for Medicaid can result in a period of ineligibility.
After a Medicaid recipient dies, the State will file a claim against their estate to
recover the cost of their care. However, if the spouse or dependent is living in the home,
it is exempt from estate recovery.
Care Needs - An ElderChoices nurse will assess
the applicant in the home to determine whether the applicant needs nursing home level
care. To qualify, an applicant must need help from another person with one or more
activities of daily living (getting in and out of bed, mobility, eating, and using the
toilet), or require supervision due to Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.
If you have questions or need help applying, call CareLink
Pulaski County: 372-5300 Outside Pulaski County: 1-800-482-6359
This information provided courtesy of CareLink
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