New York's Medicaid program provides comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.5 million New Yorkers (as of December 2023.) Medicaid pays for a wide-range of services, depending on your age, financial circumstances, family situation, or living arrangements.

If your Medicaid is with your Local Department of Social Service (LDSS), to order a new Medicaid Benefit Identification Card, please call or visit your LDSS. If your Medicaid is with the Marketplace (NY State of Health) and you need to order a new benefit card please call the call center at 1 (855) 355-5777.

The New York State enacted 2023-24 Executive Budget includes expanded Medicaid coverage of preventative care, including coverage and higher reimbursement for doulas. Learn more about the NYS Medicaid Doula Services Benefit.

Effective April 1, 2023, New York State (NYS) Medicaid members enrolled in mainstream Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) Plans, Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Special Needs Plans (HIV-SNPs) receive their pharmacy benefits through NYRx, the NYS Medicaid Pharmacy program [formerly known as NYS Medicaid fee-for ...

Effective August 1, 2016, the new Common Benefit Identification Card (CBIC) is available to Medicaid consumers who do not already have a card or need to request a replacement card. Issuance of the new cards began at the two over-the-counter card issuance sites in New York City and mailed CBIC cards with the new design will begin statewide in ...

How do I apply for Medicaid? You can apply for Medicaid in any one of the following ways: Write, phone, or go to your local department of social services. In New York City, contact the Human Resources Administration by calling (718) 557-1399. Pregnant individuals and children can apply at many clinics, hospitals, and provider offices.

The New York State Medicaid Pharmacy program, NYRx, covers medically necessary FDA approved prescription and non-prescription drugs for Medicaid members. Prescription drugs require a prescription order with appropriate required information.

New York Medicaid Choice 1–800–505–5678; New York State Department of Health – Medicaid Managed Care; Provider – Medicaid Billing Assistance Practitioner Services. 1–800–343–9000; Institutional Services. 1–800–343–9000; Professional Services. 1–800–343–9000;

Medicaid Managed Care offers many New Yorkers a chance to choose a Medicaid health plan. Managed Care plans focus on preventive health care and provide enrollees with a medical home for themselves and their families. Use this web site …

You can get these services from a provider who takes Medicaid by using your Medicaid Benefit card. Pharmacy You can get prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, enteral formulas, and some medical supplies from any pharmacy that takes Medicaid.