Medicaid

Medicaid is the federally funded health insurance available to certain people who qualify based on income, disability, age, and other factors.  Georgia is not a Medicaid expansion state under the Affordable Care Act.  This means that Medicaid is not available to all individuals who are low income.

Georgia's state Medicaid agency is the Georgia Department of Community Health.  It has a Frequently Asked Questions page on Georgia Medicaid Eligibility..  You should apply if unsure if you qualify.

Rough Eligibility Criteria for Medicaid in Georgia

• Low Income and . . . 
• Pregnant
• Breast or Cervical Cancer
• Age 18 or younger
• Age 65 or older
• Blind
• Have a disability
• In a Nursing Home
• Other Situations
• Adopted or Foster Care
• Receive a Medicaid Waiver (Home and Community Based Services)
• Leaving TANF
• Family with little or no income and children under 19

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Apply for Georgia Medicaid at