Next Steps

• Visit the Medicaid website.
• Read the Alaska Medicaid Recipient Handbook.
• Visit or call your local Division of Public Assistance (DPA) office.
• Call the Alaska Medicaid Recipient Helpline at 1-800-780-9972.
• If you have a disability, talk to a benefits planner to learn more about health programs for people with disabilities.

You can apply for Medicaid or the Working Disabled Medicaid Buy-In:

• Online, using HealthCare.gov or myAlaska.
• By filling out the DPA Application for Services or DPA Medicaid Application for Adults and Children with Long Term Care Needs and submitting it:
  • In person or by mail to any Division of Public Assistance (DPA) office
    
  • By email to hss.dpa.offices@alaska.gov, or
    
  • By fax to 1-888-269-6520.
• By phone at 1-800-478-7778.

If you use an application form, you can also apply for other benefits at the same time, such as Adult Public Assistance (APA), SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), and Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP). If you apply for Medicaid online, you have to apply for other benefits separately.

• Visit Medicare.gov.
• Use the Medicare Plan Finder to compare Part D prescription drug plans.
• See how Medicare interacts with private health coverage in How Medicare works with other insurance.
• Contact the Alaska Medicare Information Office at 1-800-478-6065 or 1-800-770-8973 (TTY).
• Call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 or 1-877-486-2048 (TTY). The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Read Medicare & You, Medicare’s official handbook, which explains benefits, costs, services, health plans, and prescription drug plans.

To learn more about employer-sponsored coverage, talk to your employer’s Human Resources department. It will know about the specifics of the health coverage options it offers.

• Visit HealthCare.gov, which has a lot of great information introducing your options.
• Call HealthCare.gov at 1-800-318-2596 or 1-855-889-4325 (TTY).
• Get local help from HealthCare.gov.
• To get an idea of what your premium might be, check out HealthCare.gov's health plan directory.

If you're currently on SSI, SSDI, or CDB benefits, and you're looking for a job, a trained benefits planner can help you avoid complications when you are working on a job plan for your future. For questions or guidance specific to your situation, you can speak to someone at the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY) Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST.

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