Emergency Medicaid – Hawaii

You should know that the Medicaid process is one that assists millions of Americans on a daily basis, supporting them financially with their medical insurance needs. It’s tough to live life to the fullest when you aren’t quite sure how your medical bills are going to be paid, but thankfully, Medicaid is being implemented across all 50 states (although they tend to have different rules when it comes to every individual state). That’s why we’re writing this piece, to assist those that are seeking out some help with the Hawaii Medicaid application process.

If you meet specific requirements within the Medicaid program, you’ll be able to make use of their beneficial services. It’s known as Medicaid in the United States as a whole, but there are varying names from place to place – it’s known as “Med-QUEST” here in Hawaii. In order to sustain a ripe and thriving community within the Hawaii region, you need to make sure that the citizens are accounted for. Hawaii is making a valiant effort to combat the poor medical treatment of low income families, and the rest of the country is following suit.

Am I Eligible?

You need to be eligible before you could consider applying to the program, otherwise you’d just be wasting your time. This is strictly a program that was intended for low income families and individuals, people who couldn’t pay their bills themselves (typically). They work with the FPL (Federal Poverty Level) to determine who is truly eligible and who is not. You need to be either a resident of the state of Hawaii, a citizen, a U.S. National or even a qualified alien. You also need to be either aged 65 or above, or blind/disabled in one way or another. This is just the prerequisite to meeting the income level thresholds as well.

As an adult, you cannot have a countable income that reaches more than 100% of the current Federal Poverty Line. Children that are under the age of 19 must have a countable income that is equivalent to less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Line; if you’re a pregnant woman, you cannot accrue more than 185% of the FPL in regards to countable income (the size of your household will still include the unborn child).

There are specific assets that cannot be had in certain amounts, like more than $2,000 for a household of on person (with $3,000 for a household of two and $250 added on for every extra person). Asset limits would not apply to children/individuals under the age of 19, as well as pregnant women for 60 days of the pregnancy.

1 Person Household – $18,181 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

2 Person Households – $24,512 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

3 Person Households – $30,842 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

4 Person Households – $37,174 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

5 Person Households – $43,504 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

6 Person Households – $49,835 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

7 Person Households – $56,166 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

8 Person Households – $62,523 MIL (Maximum Income Level)

Add an extra $6,357 on for every additional person over 8