메릴랜드 메디케이드는 어떻게 운영되나요?

메디케이드(Medicaid)는 임산부와 일부 이민자를 포함하여 소득과 자원이 제한적인 개인 및 가족에게 제공됩니다.

부모가 메디케이드 자격 요건을 충족하지 못하더라도, 만 19세 이하의 자녀는 메릴랜드 아동 건강 프로그램(MCHP)을 통해 메디케이드 혜택을 받을 수 있습니다.

대부분의 건강 보험과는 달리, 가입은 연중 언제든지 가능합니다.

메디케이드 신청이나 적합한 플랜을 찾는 데 도움이 필요하시면 211번으로 전화하시거나 메디케이드 내비게이터 프로그램에 문의하세요.

메디케이드 관련 도움을 받으세요

메디케이드 수혜 자격은 누구에게 주어지나요?

Medicaid is typically available to those who qualify financially, although HR 1 may change eligibility.

For Maryland Medicaid, you must:

Be a Maryland resident
Be a U.S. citizen or a qualified non-citizen (see below)
소득 요건 충족

There are also financial, medical, and technical eligibility requirements for certain ages or individuals with a disability.

Which noncitizens may qualify for Medicaid?

Some noncitizens may continue to qualify for Medicaid, including:

Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) who meet or are exempt from the five-year waiting period
Cuban and Haitian entrants
Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau
Pregnant people and children who qualify

Children under 21 and pregnant women (regardless of immigration status) are eligible for Medicaid.

Maryland Health Connection offers a Medicaid check-in to verify eligibility.

Medicaid Check-in

Noncitizens who may no longer qualify

Individuals who may no longer be eligible, starting in October 2026, include:

refugees
asylees
noncitizens granted parole for at least one year
certain noncitizen victims of abuse or trafficking

새로운 업무 요건

In addition to new eligibility requirements, new work requirements will also take effect in January 2027.

Starting in January 2027, some Maryland Medicaid members ages 19 to 64 must complete at least 80 hours of approved activities each month to qualify for or keep Medicaid coverage.

Activities may include:

working at a job or earning at least $580 a month
volunteering
participating in an approved job training program
attending school, college, technical school, or GED classes

New applicants subject to the requirement must meet it before applying. Existing members affected must also meet the requirement to maintain coverage.

Some people will be exempt, including:

children and older adults
pregnant people
people with disabilities
caregivers of young children
people managing serious health conditions

Latina family reviewing prescription coverage

Medicaid Renewals

Some Medicaid members must also renew their coverage every six months, not once a year. Maryland Medicaid will let you know if this change applies to you and when you need to renew.

If you are affected by these changes, read our guide to H.R. 1 to learn about other health care options.

Read 211s guide to h.r. 1