Your guide to Medicaid

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Learn how Medicaid works

Medicaid government health coverage can be hard to understand. The program and what it’s called changes from state to state. Use our guides to learn more.

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What is the new requirement, exactly?

Learn what the Medicaid work requirements involve, what a “qualifying activity” is, and how to find your state’s requirements.

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Find out if they apply to you

Our guide explains who may need to meet the work requirements for Medicaid, when they don’t apply to you, and who can get an exemption.

How to meet work requirements

If Medicaid work requirements apply to you, we help explain which activities count and how to track and report your hours.

Use our reporting log

Save our printable Medicaid work requirements reporting log and use it to record activities as you complete them.

Read example scenarios

Use these fictional scenarios of Medicaid patients, and how they do or do not meet work requirements, to better understand how it works and if it applies to you.

Medicaid work requirement FAQs for patients and healthcare providers

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FAQs for patients

Save this list of frequently asked questions that help you understand new community engagement and paperwork requirements so you can keep your Medicaid coverage.

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FAQs for healthcare providers

Download this helpful fact sheet to help your care team support patients through new community engagement and paperwork requirements.

Get more patient support resources

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Support from Patient Advocate Foundation

Explore the programs and services we offer, including TotalAssist financial assistance to afford healthcare expenses, free one-to-one case management support, and more.

Learn about open enrollment

Read our guides to navigating open enrollment this fall for Medicare and Marketplace health coverage plans.