Keep Your Medicaid Coverage
Important reminder: Keep your Medicaid coverage
Do you or a family member have Medicaid? If so, you need to take steps to keep coverage. Without coverage, you could end up paying much more for medical care and medicine.
Yearly eligibility reviews that were put on hold during COVID have now started. Members must complete an annual review each year to stay in the Healthy Connections Medicaid program.
Learn the easy steps you need to take to complete the Medicaid renewal process.
Act today to keep your Medicaid coverage:
- Make sure your contact information is up to date. Visit apply.scdhhs.gov or call 888-549-0820 to change your address, email or phone number. You don’t want to miss important updates about your coverage.
- Check your review status. Visit apply.scdhhs.gov or call 888-549-0820 to learn about your annual review date, when you should get your annual review form, whether your form has been received and more.
- Watch for your renewal notice. When it’s time to renew your coverage, you will receive notification by mail and text message (if your number is on file). The text will come from 803-879-4184. This is why it is important to make sure Healthy Connections Medicaid has your correct address and phone number. If you get a renewal form, complete it and return it within 30 days to continue your Medicaid coverage if you are still eligible.
What is needed to complete the eligibility review?
Below is the information you will need to complete the renewal form:
- Your full name
- Date of birth
- Social Security number
- Proof of U.S. citizenship or immigration status: You may need to provide documentation to verify your citizenship or immigration status
- Proof of income: Gather documents such as pay stubs, tax returns, or statements from government assistance programs to show your household income.
- Proof of residency: Provide documents, such as a power bill or rental agreement, to show your current address.
- Any health insurance information: If you have any other health insurance coverage, provide the details of that coverage.
- Information about your family: If you are applying for Medicaid for your family, you will need to provide information about your spouse and children, including their names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.
Don’t have Medicaid coverage but want to learn more?
Visit apply.scdhhs.gov or call 888-549-0820 to see what free or affordable health coverage options are available to you and your family.
Have Medicaid coverage from a neighboring state?