Can you qualify for Medicaid if you hold personal medical insurance? Answers: I think you can. Theyre

Answers: I think you can. Theyre alwaays shifting the guidelines. They go by income so if you have a low income, you would probably be approved. bettyk
Absolutely! If you bump into the income requirements, and qualify for medicaid in your state. Medicaid will help settle up for any copays or deductibles you may not, otherwise, be able to afford. You'll need to speak next to the medicaid office in your state to find out for sure. This is moderately common. Good luck! Source(s): wk in form care & insurance 10+ yrs.
If you can afford personal medical insurance, you probably make too much for Medicaid.

Many, tons retired folk, however, qualify for "Medicare", and still keep a personal policy for secondary coverage. Source(s): agent, 21+years
As long as you plunge in the income guidelines for Medicaid, yes you can get it and own other insurance.
Why would you want to? Medicaid pays providers so poorly that you would have a difficult time finding someone who takes it. Most providers hold very little if any medicaid simply because they cannot stay in business near their current reimbursement schedule.
As a general rule, no. HOWEVER, if you hold a dehibilating medical condition - like a physical handicap - you can sometimes get it as a lesser insurance. It's most commonly done for chronically ill children. Source(s): I'm a medical biller


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