Program Overview
The Indiana Medicaid is funded by the federal government along with the state of Indiana. The program benefits individuals and families from a low-income background to get health care services. The program is targeted towards pregnant women, parents/ guardian with dependent children, elderly or disabled people of Indiana. The qualified candidates will receive medical insurance that will cover their medical bills through the program.
Program Objectives
The Indiana Medicaid program is targeted towards families and individuals with low household income who are unable to cover their medical payments due to financial problem. People from the underprivileged background are incapable of paying expensive medical payments as a result of the high cost of health care. Thus, the goal of the program is to reach out to such people and provide protection against the expensive medical bill so that they can live a healthy lifestyle.
Program Services
The following are the services that the Indiana Medicaid provides
- Complete eye care services which include providing eye check-up and eyeglasses
- Dental services which include dental check-ups and teeth cleaning every 6 months for individuals who are younger than 21 years of age.
- Family planning services
- Medical check-ups
- Hearing services
- Laboratory services and X-rays
- Maternity services
- Childcare and home health care services
- Drug prescriptions
Program Requirements
It is mandatory for the applicant to be a US national with permanent and legal citizenship and most importantly a residence of the state of Indiana to apply for the Indiana Medicaid program. Your eligibility is automatically canceled out if you lack any of the above-mentioned requirements.
Other requirements include
- The applicant is a pregnant woman or has a pregnant woman in the household
- The applicant is a blind person
- The applicant has a disability or has a family member in the household with a disability
- The applicant is responsible for children under 19 years of age or is 65 years of age or older
The agencies that look into the Indiana Medicaid program look for certain resources to determine a candidate’s eligibility for the program including
- Assets/Resources ( bonds, funds, property, credit union accounts, etc.)
- Size of the household
- Total income of the household per annum before taxes
- Age of the candidate
- Medical requirements of the candidate
The total annual household income before taxes should not exceed by,
| Size of Household | Annual Gross Income Level |
| 1 | 16612 |
| 2 | 22491 |
| 3 | 28369 |
| 4 | 34248 |
| 5 | 40127 |
| 6 | 46005 |
| 7 | 51884 |
| 8 | 57762 |
An amount of $5878 is added per person if the total size of the household exceeds 8 members. The above information is subjected to change from time to time, that’s why it is advisable to visit a managing agency in your area to help you get your hands on the latest and up-to-date information and program guidelines. This will help you understand the terms and policies of the program and help make the application process easy.
The eligibility for the Indiana Medicaid program can also be checked by going to the official website of Indiana Medicaid. To check your eligibility, you need to provide the information including your citizenship status, household size/income.
Application procedure
There are many ways to apply for the Indiana Medicaid program you can either,
- Apply Online
To fill the application form for the Indiana Medicaid program please visit Indiana Medicaid official website. The website contains detailed information about the application procedure of the various healthcare benefits that are provided by the Indiana Medicaid program. You will have to make your account on the online website portal before applying for the program. It is a user-friendly portal and makes the whole process of applying easy and quick.
To make the application procedure easy the website also contains “Frequently Asked Questions” section to guide the applicants to correctly fill the application form.
The applicants can also visit the Indiana official Marketplace to see if they qualify for the Medicaid. The Marketplace was established to provide the healthcare benefits to citizens of across various states of the United States of America who are otherwise not able to do so.
- Apply Via Phone call
Individuals interested in the Indiana Medicaid program can contact the Medicaid office through the following numbers,
- 1 800-403-0864
- 317-713-9627
The application form will be delivered to you either by mail or post. By calling the above numbers you can talk to highly qualified members of staff who can answer any queries you might have regarding the Indiana Medicaid program.
- Apply through the local district office
You can visit the Division of Family Resources (DFR) office near your house to make a personal application. After finding a nearby office, you can visit it to get one on one guidance regarding the program.
Once the form is filled and you have attached all the required documents you can then submit the application form which will be further processed by the Medicaid office. The selected applicants will be notified through phone or email and will get notified about to the next level.