Medical Assistance Program

The Medical Assistance Program helps families pay for medical care. Assistance can include payments for doctor's visits, exams, prescription costs, hospital bills, payment of Medicare premiums, etc. You may be eligible for Medical Assistance if you are elderly, disabled, pregnant, a child under 21 years, and/or part of a family with dependent children. Eligibility for medical assistance is based on income and resources as well as other non-financial factors. Recipients of Temporary Cash Assistance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are automatically eligible for Medical Assistance.

To find out if you are eligible to apply for emergency assistance, please call the Department of Social Cervices Family Investment offices:

• In Hyattsville, call (301) 209-5000
• In Temple Hills, call (301) 316-7700
• In Landover, call (301) 909-6000

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