Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Mississippi, a US national, citizen, permanent resident, or legal alien, in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income or very low income. You must also be either pregnant, a parent or relative caretaker of a dependent child(ren) under age 19, blind, have a disability or a family member in your household with a disability, or be 65 years of age or older.

Description
Mississippi Medicaid is a health care program that helps pay for medical services for low-income people. For those eligible for full Medicaid services, Medicaid is paid to providers of health care. Providers are doctors, hospitals and pharmacists who take Medicaid.

Managing organization
Mississippi http://www.mississippi.gov

Program contact information & web resources
To learn more about Mississippi Medicaid, please visit the state Division of Medicaid website:
http://www.dom.state.ms.us/

You can also call the toll free number for the Division of Medicaid:
800-421-2408

Applications for Medicaid for individuals who are aged or disabled may be filed at the Medicaid Regional Office that serves the county where the individual lives or the county where the individual resides in a nursing facility. To see a list of state regional offices, click to:
http://www.dom.state.ms.us/