What is Medicaid?

Medicaid provides free health insurance for children and adults who meet income and other eligibility requirements. It may also provide up to 90 days of retroactive coverage for unpaid medical bills.  You must request this coverage when you apply for Medicaid.  Medicaid will pay those bills if you are determined eligible for Medicaid during those 90 days.  

Who is eligible?

Children, single adults, couples without children and families with children living in New York may be eligible if they are:

U.S. citizens or meet immigration status requirements. Undocumented adults 65 and older are eligible for Medicaid beginning January 1, 2024. Adults under 65 years old are only for the treatment of emergency medical conditions.  Pregnant undocumented individuals are eligible for Medicaid during their pregnancy and one year after delivery, and

Meet certain income eligibility requirements tied to household size. View infographics and tables to see income levels for children under 1 year old, 1- 18 years of age, 19 and 20 year olds living with their parents, pregnant people, Adults under 65, caretakers, and parents, and adults 65 and older, people with a disability or visual impairment. The following table applies to all Medicaid populations.