Medical Assistance (Medicaid) pays for needed medical care for people 65 and older, or who have a disability.
Eligibility: |
Individual |
Couple |
Monthly Income: |
$850.83 |
$1,140.83 |
Resources |
$4,000 |
$6,000 |
Life insurance: |
$4,000 per person |
$4,000 per person |
If your income exceeds the above guidelines,
you may still be eligible through the “flexible
test.”
Apply at the nearest Department of Human
Services (DHS) office:
Cranston & Vicinity |
462-6500 |
| East Providence & Pawtucket |
729-5400 |
| Johnston & Vicinity |
222-5666 |
| Newport/Aquidneck Island. |
849-6000 or 1-800-675-9397 |
| Providence. |
222-7000 |
| South County |
267-1030 or 1-800-862-0222 |
| Warwick/Kent County |
736-6511 |
| Woonsocket & Vicinity |
235-6300 or 1-800-510-6988 |
If you have a question, or would like an application, call the DHS Information Line at 462-5300 (Voice) or 462-3363 (TTY).
For information on reporting Medicaid fraud, waste or abuse, call Rhode Island SMP at 462-0560 .
