Do you have friends who don't realize they're on Medicaid because it's called a different name?

[pnwmom]

Last edited Thu Feb 27, 2025, 08:31 PM - Edit history (2)

Here are the names Medicaid and CHIP are called in each state. Anyone who uses these state programs is on Medicaid and may be affected by future cuts.

UPDATE: I got the list somewhere else and it may be out of date. It's best to check the link below for your particular state.

https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip-program-names/

Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska : DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus)
Florida: Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program (SMMC), Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Program, Long-term Care (LTC) Program
Georgia: Medicaid
Hawaii : MedQuest
Idaho: Medicaid
Illinois: Medical Assistance Program
Indiana: Hoosier Healthwise, Hoosier Care Connect, M.E.D. Works, Health Indiana Plan (HIP), Traditional Medicaid
Iowa: IA Health Link
Kansas: KanCare Medical Assistance Program
Kentucky: Medicaid
Louisiana: Bayou Health, Healthy Louisiana
Maine: MaineCare
Maryland: Medical Assistance
Massachusetts: MassHealth
Michigan: Medical Assistance or MA
Minnesota: Medical Assistance (MA),
MinnesotaCare
Mississippi: Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN)
Missouri: MO HealthNet
Montana: Medicaid
Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid
Nevada: Medicaid
New Hampshire: NH Medicaid, Medical Assistance
New Jersey: NJ FamilyCare
New Mexico: Turquoise Care
New York: Medicaid Managed Care
North Carolina: Division of Health Benefits (DHB), Medicaid
North Dakota: North Dakota Medicaid Expansion Program
Ohio: Medicaid.
Oklahoma: SoonerCare
Oregon: Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
Pennsylvania: Medical Assistance (MA)
Rhode Island: RI Medical Assistance Program
South Carolina: Healthy Connections
South Dakota: Medicaid
Tennessee: TennCare
Texas: STAR+PLUS
Utah: Medicaid
Vermont: Green Mountain Care
Virginia: Cardinal Care
Washington: Apple Health
Washington D.C. : Healthy Families
West Virginia : Medicaid
Wisconsin: Forward Health, BadgerCare
Wyoming: Equality Care

[Wiz Imp]

1. Excellent Point. I'll bet there are millions about to lose their medicaid benefits & have no clue they have medicaid.

[elocs]

2. I have a Dual Care Coverage Medicare Advantage Plan here in Wisconsin.

I have full Medicaid coverage due to income, known better here as BadgerCare as well as Medicare which is the first payer. I hope that when Trump is all through I will still have them as well as Social Security because that's all I have.

[synni]

3. I'm in Nebraska

Nobody here uses that name for Medicaid. We just call it Medicaid. Of all the letters that I've received from Medicaid, that name you list has never been used, and I've been on Medicaid for years.

[nilram]

6. Interesting. We use "OHP" in Oregon

and I've seen "Apple Health " in Washington state, but haven't been here long enough to know if that's how it's termed predominantly.

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. I always suspected that my state (Arizona), did this on purpose

They did not want participants to realize they were benefitting from a Federal program.

But the list doesn't seem to be a blue/red state thing.

[druidity33]

5. I have coworkers who are in for a rude awakening...

I've tried explaining. Non-voters mostly. Most aren't vaxxed. They still don't see/understand how bad it is likely to get. I work in a restaurant and i'm referring to the wait staff and kitchen staff.

[surfered]

7. Rural hospitals are dependent on Medicaid. So the health of anyone living in a rural area is dependent on Medicaid

[Demobrat]

8. It's called Medi-Cal here all the time.

I have no idea if people understand it’s federal, not state. I suspect not.

[NickB79]

9. My Trumper brother and his family are on MinnesotaCare

They just had their 4th kid in October, and they're both unemployed.

Dumb fuck was even wearing a MAGA hat at Christmas.

[progressoid]

10. I'd bet a substantial percent of Trump voters are.

It reminds me of these idiots during the Obama years.

[genxlib]

11. This is only part of the problem

Wait until all of those people find out that the ACA and Obamacare are the same thing.

[Blue_Roses]

12. Thank-you for this!