Are you having a baby? You may get free health care if you are not a U.S. citizen. Medicaid may be able to help. Medicaid pays for health care for people who cannot afford it. Medicaid is the same as Medical Assistance.
Sign up for Medicaid as soon as you know you are pregnant. Get the care you and your baby need right away. And you may keep Medicaid up to four months after your baby is born.
Who can get Medicaid?
To be eligible, you must:
The best way to know if you can get Medicaid is to apply.
What healthcare can I get?
Medicaid will pay for:
- Doctor visits
- Prenatal visits – doctor visits to check you and baby before baby is born
- Hospital care
- Hospital stay – when you have baby
- Dental care
- Lab work and tests
- Prescription drugs – medicine from your doctor
- Mental health care
- Behavioral health care - help to stop smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs
- Transportation services - a ride to and from medical care through Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)
The benefits are the same as those for other pregnant Medicaid members.
Unpaid medical bills before Medicaid
Medicaid may help pay for health care you had in the three months before you applied. To learn more, talk to Maryland Health Connection, or go to your local Health Department or Department of Social Services.
