Mississippi Medicaid Hotline: 800-421-2408

Online Application Available: No

Downloadable Application Available: Yes

Online Resources

To learn more about Mississippi Medicaid: Click Here

Listing of local offices: Click Here

To download an application: Click Here

Additional Government Programs

For information about Food Stamps, also known as the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Click Here

For Information about Welfare Benefits, also known as Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF): Click Here

Description

Mississippi Medicaid is a health care program that helps pay for medical services for low-income people. For those eligible for full Medicaid services, Medicaid is paid to providers of health care. Providers are doctors, hospitals and pharmacists who take Medicaid.

General Program Requirements

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Mississippi, a US national, citizen, permanent resident, or legal alien, in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income or very low income. You must also be either pregnant, a parent or relative caretaker of a dependent child(ren) under age 19, blind, have a disability or a family member in your household with a disability, or be 65 years of age or older.

Managing Agency
Mississippi
http://www.mississippi.gov