Medicaid is like health insurance. It provides health coverage to children, families, and elderly or disabled adults.
Health care services covered under Ohio's Medicaid program include:
- Most inpatient and outpatient hospital services
- Most services of doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, and other licensed specialist
- Certain prescription drugs
- Eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures
- Immunizations
- Well-child visits
- Care in a nursing facility
- Mental health, alcohol, and drug-addiction services
And much more.
Who can apply for Medicaid Coverage?
Anyone can apply for Medicaid. The information you give on the application is used to determine whether you are eligible for coverage. Depending on your age, income, and health status, you may qualify for health coverage.
How do I apply for Medicaid?
There are several ways to apply for health coverage through Medicaid. You can call the Consumer Hotline at 1-800-324-8680 or for the hearing impaired 1-800-292-3571-TDD. You can discuss your options or possibly be referred to someone at the Pickaway County Department of Job and Family Services (PCJFS) who can give you an application and talk with you about your need for medical coverage.
No face-to-face interview is required if:
- you're applying for Healthy Start for your children up to age 19;
- if you're a pregnant woman who is applying for Healthy Start or expedited Medicaid;
- if you're applying for Healthy families.
You are required to have a face-to-face interview at Pickaway County Department of Job and Family Services (PCJFS) if you're applying for other kinds of health coverage and/or such programs as food stamps or child care.
How do I apply for Healthy Start or Healthy Families?
The Healthy Start & Healthy Families application is also available at Pickaway County Job and Family Services (PCJFS), Women Infants and Children (WIC) clinics, and Family Health Services clinics, and on the Internet at: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/consumers/application.stm. This application is used for Healthy Start coverage for children up to age 19 and pregnant women; and Healthy Families coverage for entire families. No face-to-face interview is necessary. It is also used by pregnant women to apply for Expedited Medicaid. Once you show proof of pregnancy, proof of identity, and a statement of your income, an Expedited Medicaid card will be mailed to you. This card will be good for 60 days, while your Healthy Start eligibility is explored, to enable you to get the medical care you need as early as possible in your pregnancy. (The Expedited Medicaid card does not cover hospitalization.)