How to Find Out Medicaid Application Status

After you file a Medicaid application for benefits, you may check the status of your Medicaid determination. Pursuant to Medicaid regulations, your application must be approved or rejected within a statutorily prescribed time, which varies from state to state. Meanwhile, there are ways to ascertain the status of the application while you are waiting for the decision.

Difficulty:

Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Medicaid application number
• Copy of Medicaid application

1. If you have received a copy of a confirmation that your Medicaid application has been received, identify the reference number on the confirmation.

2. Review the front cover page and find a contact number and person for inquiries.

3. Contact this person via telephone in order to learn the status of your Medicaid application.

4. If you have not yet received a confirmation that your Medicaid application has been received, obtain a copy of the application you have filed. Review the application to ascertain the precise name the application was filed under.

5. Contact the office you filed the application with. Explain that you would like to know the status of the application. Generally, you can obtain an idea of where the application is situated along the chain of consideration.

Tips & Warnings

• -- There is usually a delay of at least five days between your filing of the application and receipt of the confirmation letter, unless you have submitted the application on an emergency or expedited review basis.

• -- At your Medicaid interview, be sure to ask for the name and contact information of your case worker, who may be the person who will provide any status information in the future.

References

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services