How to Apply for Medicaid in Florida?

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Florida Medicaid

How to Apply for Medicaid in Florida? – Florida Medicaid is a state and federal ownership that provides health coverage for selected categories of low-income people in Florida. Its aim is to improve the health quality of people who might otherwise be left without medical care for themselves and their children.

Florida Medicaid Plans List

How to Apply for Medicaid in Florida? Managed Medical Assistance (MMA): Provides Medicaid-covered medical services such as doctor visits, hospital care, prescribed medications, mental health care, and transportation to these services. Most people on Medicaid will obtain their care from a plan that covers MMA services.

• Long-Term Care (LTC): Medicaid provides LTC services such as care in a nursing facility, assisted living, or at home. You must be at least 18 years old and have completed nursing home-level care (or hospital-level care if you have cystic fibrosis) to receive LTC.

• Dental: Provides all Medicaid dental services for children and adults. Everyone on Medicaid must enroll in a dental plan.

Eligibility for Florida Medicaid

How to Apply for Medicaid in Florida? To be eligible for Florida Medicaid, you must be a resident of the state of Florida, a US citizen, permanent resident, or legal alien who needs health care/insurance assistance, and whose financial status is low or very low income. You must also be one of:

Pregnant, or
Be responsible for a child 18 years of age or younger, or
Blind, or
You have a disability or a family member with a disability in your household, or
Be 65 years of age or older.

Florida Medicaid Income Requirement

Annual Household Income Limits (before taxes)
Household Size*	Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1	$19,392
2	$26,228
3	$33,064
4	$39,900
5	$46,737
6	$53,573
7	$60,409
8	$67,245