Health & Benefits

Describes Medicaid and who is eligible for the program.

Learn about who qualifies for Medicaid in Illinois, including income and citizenship requirements, and how to find healthcare options if you're not eligible.

Review the steps you need to take to apply for and renew Medicaid.

Learn how to appeal a Medicaid decision from the forms you need to getting a fair hearing.

Describes financial rules for couples when one person receives Medicaid and is in a nursing home.

Get the facts on how someone can qualify for Medicaid even if they're over-income through the spend-down process.

Lists the services covered through the Medicaid program.

Explains medical debt and options to lower the cost of care.

Clarify what Medicaid might do to get back money spent on care after someone dies.

Learn the impact that transferring property might have on Medicaid eligibility for long-term care.

Describes Medicaid's prescription medicine policy.

Explains why you might have been denied for Medicaid despite your disability and what you can do about it.

Explore the differences between Medicare and Medicaid, and who might be eligible to receive both.

Describes the benefits that workers with disabilities can receive under Medicaid.

Discusses the ability to have Medicaid pay unpaid medical bills from before you applied to Medicaid.

Describes County Care, the Medicaid Managed Care program for Cook County.

Describes Medigap insurance from private companies which supplement your Medicare insurance.

Lists websites and phone numbers if you have any questions regarding Medicaid and your eligibility.

Explore the HBIS program, which is currently paused for new applicants. Learn about how existing HBIS recipients can continue to receive benefits.