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Medicaid: If you are eligible for Medicaid you will receive a gold card in the mail for eligible household members. The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) will send Medicaid Choice Counseling information to you if you need to select a managed care plan.
Here you can apply for Medicaid, Food Assistance (SNAP), Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), Optional State Supplementation (OSS), and more. Ready? Let's do this.
Medicaid is a medical assistance program that provides access to health care for low-income families and individuals. Medicaid also assists the elderly and people with disabilities with the costs of nursing facility care and other medical and long-term care expenses.
Individuals may apply for regular Medicaid coverage and other services using the online ACCESS Florida Application and submitting it electronically. If long-term care services in a nursing home or community setting are needed, the individual must check the box for HCBS/Waivers or Nursing Home on the Benefit Information screen.
Applications for Medicaid are made through the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Call the toll-free number (866) 762-2237 or visit http://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/. A person who moves here from another state, who had Medicaid in the prior state, has to apply for Medicaid in Florida.
You will need your pin (from the letter) along with the Florida Medicaid or Gold Card Number, and birth year for each person you are enrolling. Call-In Medicaid Choice Counselors are available to help you enroll in a plan that best fits your needs.
Medicaid provides medical coverage to low-income individuals and families. The TCA program provides cash assistance to families with children under the age of 18 or under age 19 if full time secondary (high school) school students, that meet the technical, income, and asset requirements.