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Medicaid Requirements for Kansas

Medicaid requirements vary by the individual states, and Kansas is no exception. Medicaid typically provides health care coverage for uninsured individuals, low-income families, people with disabilities and the elderly. Medicaid is a partnership between the individual states and the federal government, according to the Kansas Medicaid website. Medicaid services cover acute care, basic health care and long-term health care if needed, such as in the nursing homes. Additional benefits include drug and alcohol rehabilitation, prescription drugs, psychological services and much more.

  1. General Non-Financial Requirements

    • To receive Kansas Medicaid, you must be a resident of the state, according to the Kansas Health Policy Authority website. If you have other health insurance, it must be used first before Medicaid will kick in. You must be a U.S. citizen or have documentation proving that you are a qualified immigrant. There are some exceptions for emergency care covered under the SOBRA (Sixth Omnibus Reconciliation Act) program. You must be able to prove your identity and citizenship.

    Federal Poverty Level

    • Medicaid covers health care for children who are 6 years and older, whose total family income is less than $16,600 per year for a family of three. It covers children between the ages of 1 and 6 if the income of a family of three is $22,078 or less. Additionally, families who have minor children and the incomes are not high enough to receive the Temporary Assistance for Families benefits can receive the coverage. Kansas Medicaid covers health care for infants up to a year of age and pregnant women whose income falls below the 150 percent federal poverty level.

    Elderly Citizens

    • Kansas Medicaid provides coverage for low-income senior citizens if they receive Medicare benefits and are at or beneath the 75 percent federal poverty level. Elderly low-income seniors who receive Medicare benefits such as QMB, SLMB and QI are also eligible.

    Disabled Persons

    • Medicaid will provide health care for disabled employed persons who receive Social Security income but fall beneath the federal poverty level at the 300 percent range. Additionally, Kansas Medicaid will provide health care for disabled persons who draw Social Security income checks that are under the 75 percent federal poverty level.

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