Medicaid Alert [2023]
Medicaid Annual Renewals Will Restart April 1, 2023
Due to COVID-19, Medicaid renewals were paused, but they’re coming back! Starting in April, Louisiana Medicaid must re-start eligibility reviews and close anyone who is not eligible. Eligibility reviews are also called renewals. Not everyone will renew at the same time. It will take 12 months to renew all Medicaid members.
Don’t wait – update and stay covered!
Call Medicaid Customer Service toll free at 1-888-342-6207 or go online by visiting the Medicaid Self-Service Portal to update your address.
After confirming your address, be on the lookout for a pink letter in the mail. If you receive one, follow the instructions to ensure you keep your coverage.
You will need to re-enroll in Medicaid, or there is a chance that you could be removed.
If you don’t qualify for Medicaid, we can help you be enrolled in Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act.)
Do I qualify for Medicaid?
Medicaid eligibility is determined using the Federal Poverty Level income guidelines. In Louisiana, you qualify to receive Medicaid if you:
- Receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from the Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Get financial help from the Office of Family Support (OFS) through the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)
You may also qualify for Medicaid coverage if you:
- Are disabled according to the Social Security Administration’s definition
- Have corrected vision no better than 20/200
- Are a low-income parent of children under age 19
- Are a child under age 19
- Are pregnant
- Have no insurance and need treatment for breast and/or cervical cancer
- Receive Medicare coverage and are low-income, or
- Are aged 19 to 64 years old, have a household income less than 138% of the federal poverty level, doesn’t already qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, and meet citizenship requirement
138% of the Federal Poverty Level as of March 1, 2023
