Georgia Medicaid
Medicaid for Children Under 19 · About this organization
What you get
Medicaid health coverage for your child, based on your household and income.
How to start
Send a Medical Assistance application through Gateway, DFCS or Right from the Start with your household, income and identity evidence.
The details, as published
Full Medicaid covers eligible Georgia children from birth through the last day of the month of the nineteenth birthday. Eligibility depends on age, household, income, Georgia residence, and citizenship or qualified-immigrant rules. The 2026 monthly income limits vary by age: 205% FPL under one, 149% ages one through five, and 133% for the older-child table.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Medicaid for Children Under 19 — household bills and cash assistance
Full Medicaid covers eligible Georgia children from birth through the last day of the month of the nineteenth birthday. Eligibility depends on age, household, income, Georgia residence, and citizenship or qualified-immigrant rules. The 2026 monthly income limits vary by age: 205% FPL under one, 149% ages one through five, and 133% for the older-child table.
Amount not published
Medical And Insurance Costs
Medicaid for Children Under 19 — medical and insurance costs
Full Medicaid covers eligible Georgia children from birth through the last day of the month of the nineteenth birthday. Eligibility depends on age, household, income, Georgia residence, and citizenship or qualified-immigrant rules. The 2026 monthly income limits vary by age: 205% FPL under one, 149% ages one through five, and 133% for the older-child table.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Full Medicaid coverage can help pay for your child's healthcare after the household review.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program scope includes U.S. children with cancer, which includes pediatric B-ALL when the stated eligibility rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 19, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: GA.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Managed-care members generally use plan-network providers; non-emergency out-of-state care may require prior approval..
- Managed-care members generally use plan-network providers; non-emergency out-of-state care may require prior approval.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Provide requested household, income, residence, citizenship or immigration, and identity evidence.
- Select or confirm the applicable managed-care plan after eligibility.
- Submit one Medical Assistance application through Georgia Gateway, DFCS, or Right from the Start.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Confirm household calculation, effective date, retroactive coverage, documents, and plan assignment for the individual family.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Medicaid for Children Under 19 · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Medicaid for Children Under 19 · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Medicaid for Children Under 19 · checked Aug 24, 2026