Former foster care youth under age 26 may be eligible for Medicaid if they were receiving foster care services and Medicaid in Maryland on their 18th birthday. Former foster care youth do not have to meet Medicaid income limits and qualify based on their status as former foster care youth.

You can apply in the following ways: 

• Online at www.marylandhealthconnection.gov
  
• By visiting a local connector entity, health department, or department of social services​.
  
• Download the free mobile app, Enroll MHC​.
  
• Call 1-855-642-8572 (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Use Relay Service).​​