Basic Eligibility

You may be eligible for Medicaid if your income is low and you match one of the following descriptions: 

  • You think you are pregnant.
  • You are a child or teenager.
  • You are age 65 or older.
  • You are legally blind. 
  • You have a disability.
  • You need nursing home care.

Visit the Georgia Gateway member services website to submit an application, create an account or login.

Express Lane Eligibility

Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) is an automatic process to enroll or renew eligible children under the age of 19 who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Child are and Parent Services (CAPS), or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) into the Medical Assistance program.

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFSC) will use the household size, residency, and income information from SNAP, TANF, RCA, CAPS, or WIC, but DFCS will verify citizenship or immigration status using the Medical Assistance rules to make an ELE determination to automatically enroll or renew the children in Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids. DFCS will send a determination notice once completed, let members make any changes, and allow them to opt out of the ELE process or terminate the Medical Assistance case at any time.

Eligibility for major coverage groups within Medicaid

2024 Financial Limits
2024 Medicaid Income and Resource Limits
Download this pdf file. New Citizenship and Identity Verification Requirements for Medicaid
Download this pdf file. Providing Documentation of Citizenship for Medicaid
Download this pdf file. Providing Documentation of Citizenship for Medicaid Poster