Alaska Medicaid is a federal program administered by the State of Alaska. It provides basic health and long-term care services for low-income Alaskans who would otherwise be unable to purchase coverage through the Marketplace. Medicaid also provides health coverage programs that serve families, children, pregnant women, adults without children, seniors, and people living with disabilities. 

Denali KidCare is Alaska's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and an expansion of the Medicaid Program in Alaska. It provides health insurance coverage for children through age 18 who meet income guidelines.  

The Health Insurance Marketplace, sometimes known as the health insurance "exchange," helps people without health coverage enroll in health plan online, by phone, or with a paper application. If the open enrollment period has passed, you may qualify for a special enrollment period with a qualifying life event.

This state-funded program is designed to help low-income Alaskans who have specific illnesses (e.g., terminal illness; cancer requiring chemotherapy; chronic diabetes; chronic seizure disorders; chronic mental illness; chronic hypertension).  

SCHC staff does not participate in Medicare enrollment.  If you would like assistance applying for Medicare, please contact the Seward Senior Center at 907-224-5604.