The Department of Children and Families determines eligibility for Medicaid. Medicaid may be authorized. for up to three months prior to the date of application provided an applicant has unpaid medical bill(s) for. one or more of the three months preceding the month of application. This is known as retroactive Medicaid.
The costliest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic was Hurricane Katrina, which struck the coastlines of Mississippi and Louisiana after brushing the tip of Florida, in August 2005, causing $108 billion (2005 USD) in property damage.
A little-known American Red Cross aid program for victims of Hurricane Katrina has unleashed a wave of criticism from evacuees, who say that the program, which pays up to $20,000 for building materials, used cars, job training and other unmet needs, has been too secretive and strict, and its money too limited. little-known American Red Cross aid program for victims of Hurricane Katrina has unleashed a wave of criticism from evacuees, who say that the program, which pays up to $20,000 for building materials, used cars, job training and other unmet needs, has been too secretive and strict, and its money too limited.