Program Description
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 aged 65 or older; blind or
permanently disabled persons; members of families with dependent children;
children in foster care homes; pregnant women; and individuals under age 21
in psychiatric hospitals.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a
resident of the State of Michigan, a US national, citizen or permanent
resident in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial
situation would be characterized as low income or very low income. If very
low income, you must also be pregnant, have a child(ren) with a disability,
or be responsible for children under the age of 19 years.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
You can apply for these benefits at your local Family Independence
Agency (FIA) or by mail. In addition, there are a number of local community
agencies, such as your local health department, that offer help in applying
for Medicaid.
Your local FIA can be found at the following:
http://www.michigan.gov/fia/1,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
A listing of local health departments can be found
at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/June2003LHDList_69658_7.pdf
In addition to the Medicaid programs, the Michigan Department of
Community Health provides various other health care programs. Information
about these programs can be found at
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_4860---,00.html
Managing Agency
Michigan
http://www.mich.gov/
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