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Alabama Medicaid Medicaid is a health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people paid with Federal, state, and county dollars. It is the largest program providing medical and health-related services to Alabama's poorest people--including children, the ...

Alaska Medicaid Medicaid is a health insurance program for specified low-income target groups in Alaska. Potential recipients include children, pregnant women, the aged, blind, and/or disabled, and people who are eligible to receive Federally assisted income mainten...

Arizona Medical Assistance Program The Medicaid Program provides medical benefits to low income people who have no medical insurance or have inadequate medical insurance. The Federal government establishes general guidelines for the administration of Medicaid benefits. The Arizona...

Arkansas Medicaid Program Medicaid is a program that helps pay for medically necessary medical services for needy and low-income persons. It uses state and Federal government money. The Department of Human Services (DHS) runs the Medicaid program in Arkansas. Medicaid and Med...

California Medicaid Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid health care program. This program pays for a variety of medical services for children and adults with limited income and resources. Medi-Cal is supported by Federal and state taxes. Medi-Cal is a large program made u...

Colorado Medicaid Medicaid is a program that pays for health insurance for some Coloradans who can not afford it. When state and Federal eligibility criteria are met, Medicaid covers families with children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Pe...

Connecticut Medicaid The Connecticut Medicaid program provides for remedial, preventive, and long term medical care for income eligible aged, blind or disabled individuals, and families with children. Payment is made directly to health care providers, by the Connecticut ...

Delaware Medicaid The Medicaid program furnishes medical assistance to eligible Delaware low-income families and to eligible aged, blind and/or disabled people whose income is insufficient to meet the cost of necessary medical services. Medicaid pays for: doctor visit...

District of Columbia Medicaid The DC Medicaid programs pays the medical bills of certain DC residents who have low incomes. If you are 65 or older or disabled, you may be eligible. Also, you may be eligible if you are pregnant or have children. If your income is over the limit, y...

Florida Medicaid Florida Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people in Florida with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselv...

Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP) The Former Worker Program (FWP) identifies, notifies, and makes medical screening services available, at no cost, to the more than 600,000 former employees who have worked in the weapons complex during the past 60-plus years for the Department of Ene...

Georgia Medicaid The Georgia Medicaid program, administered by the Division of Medical Assistance, provides health care coverage for people who are aged, blind, disabled or indigent. The division spends $3.1 billion to provide services to 1.2 million Georgians annual...

Hawaii Medicaid Fee-For-Service Program Medical assistance is medical coverage provided for eligible low-income Hawaii residents. Hawaii has two medical assistance programs called Hawaii QUEST and Medicaid Fee-For-Service. Generally, for eligible individuals who are age 65 and over, or cer...

Hawaii Quest Medical assistance is medical coverage provided for eligible low-income Hawaii residents. Hawaii has two medical assistance programs called Hawaii QUEST and Medicaid Fee-For-Service. Hawaii QUEST, commonly known as QUEST is a program that provide...

Idaho Medicaid Idaho Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people in Idaho with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves a...

Illinois Medicaid Medicaid is a jointly funded state and Federal government program that pays for medically necessary services. Medicaid pays for medical services for children and their caretakers, pregnant women, and persons who are disabled, blind or 65 years of age...

Indiana Medicaid Program The Medicaid Program provides medical benefits to low income individuals without medical insurance or adequate medical insurance. The Federal government establishes general guidelines for the administration of Medicaid benefits. However, specific eli...

Iowa Medicaid Program Medicaid is a program that pays for covered medical and health care costs of people who qualify. The Medicaid program is funded by Federal, state, and local governments and is managed by the Iowa Department of Human Services. A wide range of medical ...

Kansas Medicaid Kansas Medicaid is a jointly-funded state and Federal government program that pays for medically necessary services. Medicaid pays for medical services for children and their caretakers, pregnant women, and persons who are disabled, blind or 65 years...

Kentucky Medical Program (KMP) The Kentucky Medical Program is intended to provide medical and health-related assistance to low-income individuals and families who have no medical insurance or have inadequate medical insurance. Generally, the program serves: persons aged 65 or old...

Louisiana Medicaid Program The Louisiana Medicaid Program is a Federally funded program, which provides health coverage to Louisiana residents, within certain groups, based on income and resource limits set by Congress. Medicaid ...

Maine MaineCare MaineCare (formerly Medicaid) is a "Federal/State" program, which provides assistance to people with limited resources. Specifically, MaineCare can help eligible Maine residents with their health care ...

Maryland Medical Assistance Program Medicaid, also called Medical Assistance, is a program that pays the medical bills of certain needy and low-income individuals. It is administered by the state and pays medical bills with Federal and state funds. Medicaid coverage is automatically...

Massachusetts MassHealth (Medicaid) Massachusetts Health (MassHealth) pays for health care for certain low and medium income people living in Massachusetts who are under age 65 and who are not living in nursing homes or other long-term-care facilities. The Division of Medical Assistanc...

Medicaid Program The Medicaid Program provides medical benefits to low-income people who have no medical insurance or have inadequate medical insurance. The Federal government establishes general guidelines for the administration of Medicaid benefits. However, specif...

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Starting January 1, 2006, new Medicare prescription drug coverage will be available to everyone with Medicare. Everyone with Medicare can get this coverage that may help lower prescription drug costs an...

Medicare Program Medicare is a Federal health insurance program for people 65 years of age or older, under 65 with certain disabilities, and any age with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant). Currently, 44 milli...

Michigan Medicaid Health Care Program The Michigan Medicaid Health Care Program is intended to provide medical and health-related assistance to low-income individuals and families who have no medical insurance or have inadequate medical insurance. Generally, the program serves: persons a...

Minnesota Medical Assistance Minnesota's Medical Assistance program provides comprehensive health care coverage. Covered services include doctor visits, hospitalization, prescriptions, eye exams, eyeglasses, dental care and more. Certain home care services are also covered when ...

Mississippi Medicaid Mississippi Medicaid is a health care program that helps pay for medical services for low-income people. For those eligible for full Medicaid services, Medicaid is paid to providers of health care. Providers are doctors, hospitals and pharmacists who...

Missouri MO HealthNet The purpose of the MO HealthNet program is to provide medical services to persons who meet certain eligibility requirements as determined by the Family Services Division (FSD). The goals of the MO HealthNet program are to promote good health, to prev...

Montana Medicaid Montana Medicaid seeks to facilitate access to a set of basic health care benefits for all Montana citizens with a priority for those most in need and create an environment where all recipients take an active role in their individual health care....

Nebraska Medical Assistance Program The Nebraska Medical Assistance Program, also known as the Medicaid Program, is a program that is jointly funded by the state and the Federal government to provide medical coverage to those who meet certain categorical eligibility criteria and who ca...

Nevada Medicaid Nevada Medicaid is health insurance that helps many people who can't afford medical care pay for some or all of their medical bills. This program is available only to certain low-income individuals and families in Nevada who fit into an eligibility g...

New Hampshire Medicaid The New Hampshire Medicaid program is a Federal and state funded program that serves needy individuals and families in New Hampshire who meet financial and other eligibility requirements and certain other individuals who lack adequate resources to pa...

New Jersey Medicaid Program The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) administer state-and Federally- funded health insurance programs for certain groups of low and moderate income people. New Jersey Medicaid ...

New Mexico Medicaid The New Mexico Medicaid program is a Federal and state funded program that serves needy individuals and families in New Mexico who meet financial and other eligibility requirements and certain other ind...

New York Medicaid Medicaid is a program for New Yorkers who can't afford to pay for medical care. Medicaid pays for a number of services, but some may not be covered for you because of your age, financial circumstances, family situation, transfer of resource requireme...

North Carolina Medicaid Program Medicaid is a health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people paid with Federal, state, and county dollars. It covers more than 1 million people in our state, including children, the ag...

North Dakota Medicaid Program Medicaid is a program designed to assist individuals and families who do not have health insurance, or who have health insurance that does not cover all of the individual's or family's medical needs. Medicaid eligibility is based on income, and in so...

Oklahoma Medicaid Medicaid is a Federal and State entitlement program that provides medical benefits to low-income individuals who have no or inadequate health insurance coverage. Oklahoma Medicaid guarantees coverage for basic health and long-term c...

Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid/SCHIP) Oregon Health Plan program pays for health care and other service needs of its clients. To get this help, individuals must meet certain income and asset requirements and other non-financial eligibility ...

Pennsylvania Medicaid Program Medicaid provides payment for health care services on behalf of eligible low-income persons and individuals with limited income and high medical expenses. Payments are made directly to the health care providers. In some cases, persons may qualify for...

Rhode Island Medical Assistance (Medicaid) The Rhode Island Medical Assistance Program, also known as "Medicaid", is a Federal and state funded program that pays for medical and health related services for eligible Rhode Islanders. This includes inpatient and outpatient hospital care, prevent...

Social Insurance for Railroad Workers Social Insurance for Railroad Workers provides comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the nation's railroad workers and their families. In connection with the retirement program, the Railroad Retirement Board...

South Dakota Medical Assistance for Low Income Families (LIF) Program The Medical Assistance for Low-Income Families (LIF) program is designed to help low-income South Dakota families (with or without private health insurance) receive full medical assistance coverage. LIF...

Tennessee TennCare TennCare is a program providing health insurance to people who are eligible for Medicaid and to certain other people who lack access to insurance. A managed care model is used for delivering program ben...

Texas Medicaid Medicaid is the State and Federal cooperative venture that provides medical coverage to eligible needy persons. The purpose of Medicaid in Texas is to improve the health of people in Texas who might oth...

Utah Medicaid Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership that provides medical coverage to eligible needy persons. The purpose of Utah Medicaid is to improve the health of people in Utah who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and their child...

Vermont Medicaid Medicaid is a government health insurance program for Vermonters. It's for eligible seniors 65 or older, people who are blind or disabled, children, pregnant women and parents. Medicaid covers most medical care and services, such as doctor visits, ho...

Virginia Medicaid Medicaid is the state and Federal partnership that provides medical coverage to eligible needy persons. The purpose of Virginia Medicaid is to improve the health of people in Virginia who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and the...

Washington Medicaid Washington Medicaid is a joint Federal/state program established to pay for medical services for people with disabilities, people 65 years and older, children and their caretakers, and pregnant women wh...

West Virginia Medicaid The West Virginia Medicaid Program provides a medical card which may be used to receive medical care in the community or in an institutional setting, such as a nursing home. This allows those who may no...

Wisconsin Medicaid Wisconsin Medicaid is a health care program for people with disabilities, people 65 years and older. Wisconsin Medicaid offers free or low-cost health care coverage to many Wisconsin residents....

Wyoming Medicaid Wyoming Medicaid is a joint Federal/state program established to pay for medical services for people with disabilities, people 65 years and older, children and their caretakers, and pregnant women who m...