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Medicaid Eligibility

A lot of people are subscribed to Medicaid. There are also a lot of requirements that needs to be considered to have Medicaid eligibility. It comprises with your age, if you are pregnant, disabled, sightless, a senior; your income and resources and whether you are a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted immigrant.

Your child may have Medicaid eligibility if he or she is a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted immigrant, even if you are not. Medicaid Eligibility for kids is based on their status, not the parent's. Accordingly, if someone else's child resides with you, the child may have Medicaid eligibility even if you are not because your earnings and resources will not count for the child.

As a general rule, you should have Medicaid eligibility if you have limited income and resources. In general, these groups of people have Medicaid eligibility and can receive Medicaid assistance:

•       Pregnant women and children under 6 with family income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level.

•       Children ages 6 to 19 qualify with a family income at or below the federal poverty level.

•       Adults who take care of children under age 18.

•       Individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income

•       Teenagers up to age 21 who are living on their own

•       People who are over 65, blind or disabled

Medicaid gives medical assistances for definite types of low-income individuals. Medicaid pays medical bills with funds from federal, state, and local taxes. Patients with Medicaid may occasionally be responsible for making a small co-payment for services, but they don’t frequently have to pay anything for services.

Medicaid assistance is sometimes mistaken as Medicare, but the two are dissimilar programs. Medicare is a type of health insurance for individuals over 65 and those under 65 with certain disabilities. The Medicaid eligibility requirements are different with Medicare.

Having a small income is not the only requirement for getting Medicaid assistance. There are many people who are unfortunate, with incomes below the poverty level, who do not meet Medicaid eligibility requirements because they do not fit within the elected Medicaid eligibility groups.

Overall, you must be a U.S. citizen to have Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid coverage can be applied up to 3 months before the application as long as you have Medicaid eligibility for coverage throughout that period. As a result, if you gain medical bills before you applied for Medicaid, you may be able to have those bills covered as long as you make your Medicaid application within your Medicaid eligibility period.