Medicaid is a program that pays medical bills and prescriptions for eligible families
who cannot afford the cost of health care. Federal, state and county taxes pay the program
costs.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
In the Family Medicaid program, it may be a child/children and may or may not include
the adult caretaker.
In short some of the basic guidelines:
- Be under 19 (income eligible)
- Be under 21 and not living with a parent or considered emancipated (income & reserve
eligible)
- Be pregnant (income eligible)
- Have minor children in the home for caretaker relative to receive. (income & reserve
eligible).
WHAT ARE THE BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CHILDERN?
For a child 18 and younger, eligibility is based solely on the income of the
financially responsible adult the child lives with. There are different income levels
based on the age of the child as shown below in the income limit chart. There is no
resource evaluation in this program. (Resources include money in the bank, vehicles, cash
on hand, etc.) If the child does not meet the income guidelines in this program, then an
evaluation can be made in another program with lower income limits, resource limits, and a
deductible.
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