In 2008, more than 900,000 Alabama citizens qualified for Medicaid benefits through a variety of programs for children, families and pregnant women as well as for elderly and/or disabled people.

To learn more about Medicaid programs you may qualify for, click on one of the links below:

• Eligibility Summary - Updated 1/2/09

• Covered Services Information

• Contact Medicaid Eligibility Offices - Important changes for people who live in Crenshaw, Pike and Autauga counties

• General Eligibility Information - Updated 12/2008

• Medicaid Eligibility Groups - Effective 2/1/09  

• What is Medicaid? - Updated 7/1/09

Related Links:

• Spay/Neuter License Plate Surgery Program – Information about the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association’s low-cost spay and neuter program for pets of Medicaid recipients.  Note: Alabama Medicaid does not operate this program. 

• Alabama Long-Term Care Partnership Program - New program to help Alabama citizens protect assets
  
  
• Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - Link to Alabama Department of Public Health program 
   
• Camellia - State sponsored computer website to assist families locate health and human services
   
• HealthInsurance.Alabama.Gov - New website to help Alabama consumers learn more about health insurance and the variety of plans available in the state
   
• Alabama Family Trust - Created by the Alabama state legislature in 1994, this non-profit organization assists families with mentally and physically disabled loved ones to plan for long term care.  
   
• Do You Qualify for Other Government Benefit Programs? - Link to confidential online screening too on GovBenefits.gov
   
• Tax Rebate Checks and Medicaid Eligibility - Important information about Medicaid eligibility and the federal economic stimulus tax rebate checks
   
• Patient Assistance Programs - Important information about Prescription Assistance Programs
   
• Click here for information about telephone service assistance programs Lifeline and Link-up
   
• Voter registration information
   

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