Medical Assistance

Medicaid is a health care plan that is both state and federally funded providing coverage to a number of different populations whose members meet certain financial and resource eligibility requirements:

• Health Families provides coverage to entire families with minor children
• Healthy Start provides coverage to children, birth through age 19, and pregnant women 
• Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid is available to individuals who meet income and resource guidelines. Adults 65 years of age, or individuals of any age with a disability may qualify for Medicaid
• Medicaid Premium Assistance Programs assist qualifying adults with the cost of their Medicaid expenses, including premiums, deductibles, or coinsurance
• Medicaid Waiver Programs are for eligible consumers with chronic medical conditions or severe disability, allowing them to remain in their homes or community instead of being institutionalized
• Nursing Facility Medicaid provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to help offset the cost of a nursing home stay
• Expanded Medicaid began in January 2014 to provide coverage to individuals not previously eligible under Medicaid, including adults up to age 64 living at or below 138% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
• Specialized Recovery Services (SRS) or Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) programs provide Medicaid coverage to eligible adults over the age of 21 and include additional mental health services.