LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Medicaid Purchase Plan
To get health coverage through Medicaid Purchase, you must:
- Have a severe disability that matches Social Security standards;
- Work;
- Be at least age 16 but not yet age 65;
- Have countable income below the program limits;
- Have countable assets less than $25,000; and
- Take other health insurance coverage, if offered at no expense to you.
This plan gives full medical coverage that includes:
- Prescription drugs
- Hospital care
- Doctor services
- Medical equipment and supplies
- Medical transportation
Please note that prescription drugs are not covered by Medicaid if you also have Medicare.
Visit the Medicaid Self-Service Portal to see all the ways you can apply.
Assets are things like:
- Bank accounts;
- Stocks, bonds, and other cash resources;
- Cars, trucks, boats, and other vehicles;
- Property, including heir or estate property; and
- Anything else you own.
Your home and one vehicle are not counted.
Your countable income must be under the MPP program limit. Click here for the income limit chart.