Medicaid
Eagle and Pitkin Counties have a unique partnership whereby Eagle County processes all public assistance intake and eligibility applications for Pitkin County residents. See Economic Services main page for address and times.
For families and individuals.
Medicaid is available to pregnant women, children under the age of 18 (and in some situations the child's parents), adults over the age of 60 or permanently and totally disabled, working adults with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64, and adults without dependent children between the ages of 19 and 64. Only US citizens and legal resident aliens are eligible for regular Medicaid. Pregnant, undocumented women are eligible for delivery costs only.
For additional Information go to www.cdhs.state.co.us- For pregnant women and children applications are available in English and Spanish.
- For adults over the age of 60 or permanently and totally disabled applications are available in English and Spanish.
Medicaid Expansion Programs
Starting on April 1, 2012, adults who do not have dependent children receiving Medicaid, and who are at or below 10% of the Federal Poverty Level, may apply for Medicaid. Enrollment in this AwDC expansion program will be limited to 10,000 people due to limited funding. To learn more about this program, please review our AwDC fact sheet. AwDC Fact Sheet March 2012.pdf
The second expansion program is a Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities. Eligible applicants will be between the age of 16-64, working, disabled as determined by SSA or ARG, and have an income up to 450% Federal Poverty Level. For more information on this program, use this link.