Get ready to apply
Iowa Health and Human Services
Medically Needy
What you get
A way to count high medical costs toward Medicaid's financial rules when income or resources exceed ordinary limits. Open now.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- 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 their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What 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.
- Medical bills or other expense evidence requested by HHS to calculate the spend-down.
After you send
Keep medical-bill and insurance records outside the public drafting interface and submit them only through the official HHS channel when requested. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.