Medicaid Check-in

Do you or a family member currently have health insurance through Medicaid or the Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP)?

Your Medicaid renewal will not be automatic this year —even if it was last year.

Make sure your contact information is up to date with Maryland Health Connection. When it’s your turn to renew, you will receive a notice in the mail or through your online account.

You’ll have 45 days to respond, so don’t wait!

Log in to your account at https://www.marylandhealthconnection.gov/Checkin/ or call 855-642-8572 to get started.

• +What is Medicaid redetermination and how does it affect participants?

  During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Marylanders who were enrolled in Medicaid continued to be covered, even if they were no longer eligible.

  ​When a participant needs to renew their Medicaid coverage, they will receive a notice from Maryland Health Connection or the Department of Human Services in their account or in the mail when it’s their time to renew.​​​

• +What should participants do now?

  Update their contact information. Make sure Maryland Health Connection or myMDTHINK has their current mailing address, phone number and email. This way, they will be able to receive important information about their coverage.

  Marylanders who have Medicaid or Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) health coverage through Maryland Health Connection can update their contact information three ways: online, by phone, or in person.

  • Participants can log in to their account at MarylandHealthConnection.gov and update their address, phone number and email.
  • Participants can also call Maryland Health Connection at 855-642-8572. Help is available in more than 200 languages. Deaf and hard of hearing use relay service.
  • Participants can also call or visit their local Department of Social Services​ or local health department.

  Marylanders who have Medicaid coverage through myMDTHINK because they are aged, blind, or disabled, or they are enrolled in a Home and Community-Based Services program can update their contact information three ways: online, by phone, or in person.

  • To update contact information online, log in to your account at mymdthink.maryland.gov and update your address, phone number and email.
  • You can also call the DHS Call Center at 800-332-6347. Help is available in more than 200 languages. Deaf and hard of hearing use Relay service.
  • You can also call or visit your local Department of Social Services​ or your local health department.

• +When will participants know it’s their turn to renew?

  Participants should watch for communications from Maryland Health Connection. Not everyone will be up for renewal at the same time. Participants will receive a notice in the mail or in their online account when it’s time to renew. When they get their notice, they will have 45 days to respond.

  Participants who don’t receive their coverage through Maryland Health Connection should watch for communications from the Department of Human Services. When they get their notice, they will have 60 days to respond.

• +What should participants do when it’s their turn to renew?

  Participants should renew their Medicaid coverage. Participants should read their notice carefully. This notice will tell them to complete their renewal.

• +What are other health care coverage options if a participant is no longer eligible for Medicaid??

  If participants are no longer eligible for Medicaid, low-cost health insurance options are available. Participants can enroll through Maryland Health Connection within 60 days of losing their health coverage.

  If participants are no longer eligible for Medicaid, low-cost health insurance options are available. Participants can enroll through Maryland Health Connection.
  
  Participants will qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to enroll in new coverage. The SEP starts when they have been notified that your Medicaid coverage is ending, and ends July 31, 2024.  Participants are encouraged to enroll in a QHP as soon as possible to avoid a gap in coverage.

  Participants can find more information on this Maryland Health Connection page in both English and Spanish.

  This factsheet also has helpful information for participants about using their plan.

• +Where can participants get more information?

  Participants can visit MarylandHealthConnection.gov/CheckIn or https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/Pages/MedicaidCheckIn-participants.aspx to learn more.

  Participants who qualify for Medicaid on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled, or are enrolled in a Home and Community-Based Services program, please visit myMDTHINK​ for additional information.