Medicaid tại Ohio: những gì bạn có thể đủ điều kiện nộp đơn

Ohio adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion (effective January 1, 2014) and administers Medicaid through the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM); you apply through Ohio Benefits (benefits.ohio.gov) or your County Department of Job and Family Services (JFS). Income-eligible adults 19-64 qualify at up to 133% of the Federal Poverty Level (Ohio's official 2026 table lists adults at 133% FPL; with the standard 5% income disregard this is effectively about 138% FPL). On immigration status, Ohio's rule (Ohio Administrative Code 5160:1-2-12, effective February 13, 2026) requires a U.S. citizen or a qualified non-citizen and imposes the usual five-year bar: "A non-citizen who was granted qualified non-citizen status on or after August 22, 1996, does not have a satisfactory immigration status for medical assistance for a period of five years," unless an exception applies. 🌟 Ohio has elected the CHIPRA Section 214 / ICHIA ("lawfully residing") option for BOTH children and pregnant women (KFF's authoritative table shows Ohio = Yes for both), so a lawfully residing child and a lawfully residing pregnant woman are exempt from the five-year wait; refugees, asylees, and certain humanitarian categories are also exempt under federal rules. For people who do not have a satisfactory immigration status, Ohio offers Non-Citizen Emergency Medical Assistance (NCEMA) to treat an emergency medical condition (including labor and delivery) regardless of status, and the rule states such an individual "is not required to verify non-citizenship status." 🔴 Did-not-find, stated honestly: unlike California or Illinois, we did not find any Ohio state-funded program providing full-scope Medicaid to undocumented adults or children — for people without a qualifying status, Ohio's Medicaid pathway is NCEMA (emergency) only. Do not assume the whole family is barred, and do not assume everyone qualifies for full coverage — a mixed-status household can have some members on full Medicaid (e.g., citizen or lawfully residing children) and others eligible only for NCEMA. 🔴 A federal law change is scheduled to narrow immigrant Medicaid/CHIP eligibility effective October 1, 2026; because immigration rules are safety-critical and changing, verify your own household with your county JFS or Ohio Benefits. Applying for or receiving Medicaid for your children does not require the parents to have status.