ABA Family Legal Guide

Health-Care Law

Health-Care Options

Medicare and Medicaid

If I qualify for Medicaid, what sorts of services do I get?

Medicaid covers a broad spectrum of services. Certain benefits are mandated by federal law. They include

• inpatient and outpatient hospital services;
• doctors' and nurse practitioners' services;
• inpatient nursing-home care;
• home health-care services; and
• laboratory and X ray charges.

You also may be entitled to services from podiatrists, optometrists, and chiropractors; mental health services; personal care in your home; dental care; physical therapy and other rehabilitation; prescription medications; eyeglasses; transportation services; and more. In all cases, you may receive these services only from a Medicaid-participating provider.