New Hampshire Medicaid

Program Overview

The New Hampshire Medicaid is funded by the federal government along with the state’s government. The program benefits individuals and families from a low-income background to get health care services. The qualified candidates will receive medical insurance that will cover their medical bills through the program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers the New Hampshire Medicaid program.

Program Objectives

The New Hampshire Medicaid program is targeted towards families and individuals with low household income who are unable to cover their medical payments due to financial problem. People from the underprivileged background are incapable of paying expensive medical payments as a result of the high cost of health care. Thus, the goal of the program is to reach out to such people and provide protection against the expensive medical bill so that they can live a healthy lifestyle.

Program Benefits

The program provides the following services as a part of its benefits program to the program awardees,

• Eye care services which include providing eye check-up and eyeglasses
• Dental services which include dental check-up and dental hygiene which include teeth cleaning every 6 months for individuals who are younger than 21 years of age.
• Family planning services
• Medical check-ups
• Auditory services
• Laboratory services and X-rays
• Maternity services
• Child-care and home health care services that are occupational and physical therapy, speech therapy and skilled nursing
• Drug prescriptions

Eligibility Requirements

The people who are eligible to apply for the New Hampshire Medicaid program are,

• Children
• Pregnant women
• Parents
• Guardians/caretaker relatives
• Senior citizens
• Disabled and blind people

There are certain eligibility criteria that an applicant must fulfill to be able to qualify for the New Hampshire Medicaid program. Those are,

• The applicant needs to be a legal and permanent citizen of the United States of America
• The applicant needs to be a residence of the state of New Hampshire
• The financial situation of the applicant must fall under the low-income level to apply for the Medicaid program as described by the federal government
• The applicant is pregnant or has a pregnant woman in the household
•  The applicant is blind, have a disability or a family member in the household with a disability
• The applicant must be responsible for children under 19 years of age
• The applicant is 65 years of age or older.

The agencies that look into the New Hampshire Medicaid program consider certain factors to check if the candidate’s eligibility is justified like,

• Proof of your income ( recent pay stubs, payroll slip, salary slip)
• Social Security Number
• Copy of driver’s license
• Citizenship status
• Employment information
•  Information about current Health insurance (if any)
• Assets/Resources ( bonds, funds, property, credit union accounts) of the candidate
• Size of the household of the candidate
• Total income of the household per annum before taxes  of the candidate
• Age of the candidate

How to Apply

You can use different methods to apply for the New Hampshire Medicaid program including online method, in-person method, and applying via phone call.

• Apply Online

To fill the application form online you can visit the New Hampshire Medicaid website. The website contains detailed information about the application procedure of the various healthcare benefits that are provided as a part of the New Hampshire Medicaid program. It is important to make your account on the online website portal before applying for the program. It is a user-friendly portal and makes the whole process of applying easy and quick. To make the application procedure easy the website also contains guidelines for the applicants to correctly fill the application form.

• Apply Via Phone call

Individuals interested in the Texas Medicaid program can also call the New Hampshire Health and Human Service Department (THHS) at the following numbers to apply for the program,

• 1-800-852-3345
• 1-800-735-2964 (for TDD users)

You can ask for the application form by calling on the above-given numbers. It will be delivered to you either by mail or post. By calling the above numbers you can talk to highly qualified members of staff who can answer any queries you might have regarding the Medicaid program.

• Apply through the local district office

You can also make a personal application by finding a nearby DHHS Office in your area. You can visit it to get one-on-one guidance regarding the program. Once the form is filled and you have attached all the required documents you can then submit the application form which will be further processed by the Medicaid office. The selected applicants will be notified through phone or email and will get notified about to the next level.

For Further Information

In case you have any further queries regarding the Medicaid program and other services that are provided by the state kindly visit the New Hampshire official UI website. This website will provide you with all the required information regarding the program rules and guidelines and the application procedure.