Get ready to apply
Iowa Health and Human Services
Medicaid for Kids with Special Needs
What you get
Medicaid health coverage based on your child's disability and household income. Open now.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- By post
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is 18 or under.
- Their published rules do not cover leukemia. Check with them before you spend time on it.
- Annual figures, local capacity, and program transitions can change; confirm before relying on this record.
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What their form asksA preview, so you can gather things first. Fill it in on their site.
Open the application PDF ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026Send it by post to the address on the form.
What the form asks for
Application preparationApplicant, household, eligibility, and service-specific facts requested by the official intake routeHave ready
- Application for Health Coverage and Help Paying Costs, form 470-5170 (Rev. 04/25), non-fillable PDF.
After you send
Respond to HHS requests for disability, income, citizenship, and employer-insurance verification. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.