What is Medicaid?

What is Medicaid?

Health Care for Pennsylvania Residents Who Need It Most

Medicaid, also known as Medical Assistance, provides free or low-cost health care to qualified people. You could qualify based on your income and family size. You may qualify for Medicaid especially if you have children, are pregnant or have a disability.
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Are you eligible for Medicaid?

You could qualify based on your income and family size. You may qualify for Medicaid especially if you have children, are pregnant or have a disability.

Benefits & Programs

Highmark Wholecare’s Medicaid plan cares for the whole of you. We help care for your medical, dental and vision health care.

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    Routine Visits


    Your primary doctor or doctors’ group provides and works with your other health care providers to make sure you get the health care services you need. 

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    Urgent Care


    Highmark Wholecare covers urgent care for an illness, injury, or condition which could rapidly become a crisis or an emergency medical condition in 24 hours.

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    Other Health Care Services


    Highmark Wholecare provides a wide variety of benefits and programs to help you live your best healthy life. These programs cover a range of health topics.

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What is Highmark Wholecare?

Highmark Wholecare cares for the whole of you. Our Pennsylvania Medicaid plan offers a wide range of benefits and programs that support you and your family. Including your physical, mental and financial needs.

Types of Medicaid Plans

If you qualify, there may be a Medicaid plan to meet your individual needs. Medicaid covers people under 21 years old to those over 65 years old.

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    Wholecare Medicaid


    Highmark Wholecare is a mandatory low cost or no cost health insurance plan offered by group medical assistance in Pennsylvania.

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    Dual Eligible Special Needs


    Are you already on Medicare? If you have a disability and meet certain income limits, you may qualify to have both programs at the same time.

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    Children’s Medicaid


    Do you have children? If so, they may qualify to receive no or low-cost health insurance benefits from the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) program.