mailing date

The scheduled date that food stamps, paper checks, or MediPlan cards are mailed to clients.

managed care

A medical service delivery program in which medical professionals plan and coordinate all aspects of a person's medical needs, to ensure that they are all addressed.

MANG

MANG is the acronym for Medical Assistance No Grant. Persons who receive MANG benefits get help with allowable medical needs, but do not receive cash benefits. The person may, or may not, also receive food stamps.

marital child

A child who is conceived or born during a marriage and no court or administrative process finds that the mother's husband is not the biological father.

master file

A central Family Community Resource Center index that contains basic information about cases handled by that particular Family Community Resource Center.

Medicaid

Medicaid is a program in which the federal government participates with states in the cost of medical provider payments for needy people. Title XIX of the Social Security Act establishes the program.

Medicare

A medical program administered by the Social Security Administration for persons age 65 and over. Payment is made for insured persons under the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

MediPlan Card

An identification card issued to clients eligible for medical benefits. The client shows the card to HFS approved medical providers to access medical services.

Mercury

A mercury issuance, sometimes called a mercury benefit, is an extra payment (cash or food stamps) to help meet needs that were not included in a client's regular benefit amount. This need might result from a change of circumstances in the benefit unit.

Mercury Payment Module

VCM component that allows a worker to issue Mercury payments including supportive services.

minor child

A person under age 18, or an 18 year old who will graduate from high school before age 19.

minor parent

A mother, father, or pregnant woman under age 18.

MMIS

MMIS is the abbreviation for Management Information Services. MMIS is the main data processing system for processing medical vendor payments.