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Welcome to Get Health Care Online Resource Guide

 

 
Health Care Resources
CHILDREN (0 - 19 Years Old)
  • Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) and MCHP Premium

Coverage for children whose family incomes are lower than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (click here for income eligibility estimates).

Visit:

Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP) and MCHP's Premium

Or call 1-800-456-8900

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Children

YOUNG ADULTS (19 - 25 Years Old)

  • Coverage for Individuals Under Age 25

New Maryland law that allows dependents to stay on their families’ private health insurance plan until they are 25 years old.

Visit:

Coverage for Individuals Under Age 25

Or call 1-800-492-6116

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FAMILIES & ADULTS

  • Medical Assistance for Families

Coverage for parents and other family members who care for children with incomes less than
116% of the Federal Poverty Level (click here for income eligibility estimates).

Visit:

Medical Assistance for Families

 

Or call 1-800-456-8900 

 

Families & Adults
  • Primary Adult Care

Primary care for people 19 years old and over with limited incomes

Visit: Primary Adult Care

Or call 1-800-226-2142

  • Maryland AIDS Insurance Program

Offers health insurance coverage with pharmacy benefits for individuals living with HIV and AIDS

Visit:

Maryland AIDS Insurance Program

Or call 1-800-205-6308

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PREGNANT WOMEN

  • Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) and MCHP Premium

Offers coverage for pregnant women whose income is 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (click here for income eligibility estimates).

Visit:

Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP)

 

Or call 1-800-456-8900

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Pregnant Women

ADULTS, 65 YEARS AND OVER

  • Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

Offers additional prescription drug subsidy for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D

 

Visit:

Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program

Or call 1-800-551-5995

  • Maryland’s Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Provides information, counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries

Visit:

Maryland's Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Or call 1-800-243-3425

  • Long Term Care Services and Waivers

For individuals with disabilities or chronic medical conditions who require long term care

Visit:

Long Term Care Services and Waivers

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Adults 65 Years and Over
Veterans
  • Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System

Provides Medical Assistance for Maryland's veterans

Visit:  Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System

Or Call: 1-800-865-2441

  • Maryland's Commitment to Veterans

Provides veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan who are unable to obtain timely services from Veteran Affairs with behavioral health services.

 

Or Call: 1-877-770-4801

 

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Veterans

SMALL BUSINESSES

  • Health Insurance Partnership

  • for small businesses

Provides affordable health insurance through a partnership with the state, employers and employees

Or call 1-877-245-1762

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Small Businesses

INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE

  • Maryland Health Insurance Program (MHIP)

Offers affordable health insurance to Marylanders who are unable to obtain health insurance coverage

Visit:

Maryland Health Insurance Program (MHIP)

Or call 1-888-444-9016

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Individuals Unable to Obtain Health Insurance
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  • Mental Health Coverage

    Provides inpatient and outpatient mental health services for individuals with mental illness and limited incomes

Visit: Mental Health Coverage  

Or call 1-800-888-1965

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Behavioral Health

 

ADDITIONAL HEALTH COVERAGE OPTIONS

  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

Offers sliding scale medical care for uninsured individuals and families

Go to:

http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov

  • Maryland Qualified Health Centers (MQHC)

Offers sliding-scale and subsidized medical care for uninsured individuals and families.  Find a MQHC on Maryland's list of centers.

Download:

Maryland Qualified Health Centers  Note: in order to view .pdf files you must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer (we suggest version 4.0 or higher).

  • Local Health Departments

Provides additional health coverage options for Maryland residents living within a particular county.  Find your health department contact information.

Download:

Health Department Contact Information  Note: in order to view .pdf files you must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer (we suggest version 4.0 or higher).

 

Additional Health Coverage Options
  • Maryland Medbank Program

Provides access to free medicines for low-income, uninsured patients.

Visit: Maryland Medbank Program

Or call 1-877-435-7755

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AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES

Download:

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Affordable Health Care and Services

 

Governor's Message

 Governor Martin O'Malley

For over half a million Marylanders, affordable healthcare is out of reach. Many Marylanders face escalating healthcare costs and are unsure where to turn to obtain information on affordable health coverage.

In November of 2007, the Working Families and Small Business Act was passed to help Maryland*s working families get the health coverage they need. This monumental legislation expands medical assistance to cover more parents and families; now a family of three with an annual income of $20,500 is able to get health care under Medical Assistance for Families. At the same time, the Act helps Maryland's small businesses by creating the Health Insurance Partnership to provide affordable health insurance through a partnership with the state, employers and employees. Together, this Act will provide health coverage to over 100,000 Marylanders when fully implemented.

Getting the word out that there are new initiatives to help families get health care is critical to our efforts to expand health coverage.

The Get Healthcare website provides information to families on these new efforts as well as existing statewide healthcare initiatives that can help uninsured Marylanders get health care.

Martin O'Malley,

Governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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