The Iowa Medicaid Program Covers:
Medicaid is a state/federal program that provides health insurance for certain groups of low income people. In general, Medicaid covers:
- Low income parents and their children,
- Older people who need long-term care, and
- People with disabilities.
- Part of the funding for Medicaid comes from the Federal government. They also set rules for the program. They say what a state must offer.
Like other states, however, Iowa also:
- Provides our own share of funding for Medicaid, and
- May decide to cover more groups of people or offer more benefits than the Federal government says we have to.
Iowa’s goal is to provide Medicaid members with the same level of services they would receive through a private insurance plan.
Our Medicaid program is run by the Department of Human Services (DHS) through the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise.