Cabarrus County

Families and Children Medicaid

Several different groups of individuals qualify for Medicaid benefits for families, children and pregnant women. All the programs have income limits and some have resource limits. Children under the age of 19 who do not qualify for Medicaid may qualify for NC Health Choice.

Adult Medicaid

This program is designed to help with the medical costs for individuals who are aged, blind or disabled. Services covered may include:

Payment of Medicare premiums
Inpatient and outpatient hospital care
Doctor visits and clinical services
Licensed home care services
Eyeglasses
Prescription medicine
Laboratory and x-ray services
Nursing and hospice care
Durable medical equipment, (eg. walkers)
Medically necessary ambulance transport
Dental care

Medicare Premium

Individuals eligible for the state to buy-in payment of the Medicare Part B premium:

Are enrolled in Medicare Part A
Meet the MQB-Q requirements
Have income between 100 percent and 120 percent of poverty
Buy-in is effective the month of authorization with “B” Medicaid classification. No additional benefits are provided under this program. No Medicaid card will be issued to recipients authorized for MQB-B.

Long Term Care Medicaid

Medicaid pays for medically necessary nursing home care for patients in skilled or intermediate care nursing homes, or in intermediate care facilities for the mentally disabled.

Special Assistance

This program is designed to help with the cost of care for individuals who are aged, blind or disabled and are in domiciliary care (group homes or adult care home facilities and assisted living facilities, also known as rest homes).

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Apply Now

You can apply for Medicaid or Special Assistance in several ways:

Apply online
Visit the Cabarrus County Department of Human Services at 1303 S. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis
Download and print Family & Children Medicaid English application
Download and print Family & Children Medicaid Spanish application
Download and print Adult Medicaid application

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