Michigan Medicaid
About this resource
Medicaid is basic health insurance that is available to foster youth or former foster youth who are eligible.
Your foster care worker has the responsibility of making a referral to Foster Care Transitional Medicaid (FCTMA) for you while you are still in foster care. If you leave foster care and a referral was not made, you can contact your worker and ask them to make a referral or you can call the FCTMA Unit and let them know you are interested in having FCTMA. That number is (517) 335-3627.
The website provided goes to a log in page, where you will have to set up an account to access the application.
Michigan provides health insurance for youth who experienced foster care in another state and move to Michigan after aging out.
Who can use this resource (eligibility)?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to provide young adults under 26 with free health care if they were in foster care at age 18 or older. This ensures that former foster youth can access the health care services they need – just like non-foster youth who can stay on their parents’ insurance plans until 26.
To be eligible for Foster Care Transitional Medicaid (FCTMA), youth and young adults must meet the following criteria:
- Under 26 years of age; and
- At the time of the youth's 18th birthday they are in an out-of-home placement, under the responsibility of the Michigan Department of Human Services or tribal court.