Contact a coordinator at your location
You can also reach our Outreach & Enrollment coordinators directly.
Edgemont Campus
Family Health Center
Xenia Campus
Samaritan, St. Vincent & DPS School-Based Health Center (at Samaritan Health Center)
Medicaid in Ohio is changing. Whether you need to apply, renew, or keep your coverage under the new rules, our Outreach & Enrollment team can help, free of charge. You don’t need to be a Five Rivers Health Centers patient.
Some changes took effect October 1, 2026, and community-engagement requirements begin January 1, 2027. Eligibility and exemptions depend on your situation, so please don’t assume you’ll lose coverage. Our team can help, free of charge.
Our Outreach & Enrollment team helps eligible individuals keep Medicaid coverage and access to care. Reach us by phone, email or walk-in. These services are free and open to anyone in our community, whether or not you’re a Five Rivers patient.
Apply for Ohio Medicaid or renew your coverage
Understand the new work and community engagement requirement
Check whether you qualify for an exemption
Gather and upload proof of hours or exemptions to Ohio Benefits
Explore Marketplace or sliding-fee options if your coverage changes
Have questions, or has your coverage changed or ended? Call, email or walk in. Bring your Medicaid ID card, a photo ID and any letters you’ve received from Ohio Medicaid or your county.
You can also reach our Outreach & Enrollment coordinators directly.
Edgemont Campus
Family Health Center
Xenia Campus
Samaritan, St. Vincent & DPS School-Based Health Center (at Samaritan Health Center)
Medicaid is changing in two phases. Because eligibility and exemptions vary by individual circumstances, please don’t assume you will lose Medicaid based solely on age, income or immigration status. Our team can help you understand what applies to you.
Federal Medicaid funding is no longer available for certain noncitizen categories. This may affect some refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees and trafficking survivors. Some patients may move to Emergency Medicaid, which is generally limited to qualifying emergency conditions.
Certain adults in the Medicaid expansion group will generally need 80 hours a month of work, community service, a work program or education, unless they qualify for an exemption. Some may meet it through qualifying income.
Renewals move from once a year to every six months. Report changes in income, address, household or pregnancy within 10 days.
Paid work, self-employment or unpaid caregiving. Earning $580+ a month also counts.
Community service with a nonprofit, government agency or faith group.
Job training or a program such as those offered through OhioMeansJobs.
Enrolled at least half-time in high school, GED, college or technical school.
Mix any of these to reach at least 80 hours in the month.
Our team can help you check whether an exemption applies and what proof to send.
Volunteering with a nonprofit, government agency or faith group counts toward your 80 hours.
Don’t see your question? Our Outreach & Enrollment team is happy to help.
Contact our teamNo. Our Outreach & Enrollment team helps anyone in the community apply for, renew or keep Medicaid, free of charge.
Not necessarily. Eligibility and exemptions vary by individual circumstances, so please don’t assume you will lose Medicaid based solely on age, income or immigration status. If you have questions, or your coverage has changed or ended, contact our Outreach & Enrollment team. Our help is free.
It applies to adults ages 19–64 who have Medicaid through expansion (Group VIII), generally with income at or below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. Children, adults 65 and older, people who are pregnant or postpartum, and several other groups are not affected or are exempt.
Ohio Medicaid has set January 1, 2027 as the start date. You should get a notice at least 3 months before the requirement applies to you.
As of October 1, 2026, some patients who lost federally funded Medicaid or CHIP may move to Emergency Medicaid. It is generally limited to qualifying emergency medical conditions and does not provide the same coverage as full Medicaid. Our team can help you understand your options.
Paid work or self-employment, unpaid work such as caregiving, volunteering with a community organization, a work program such as OhioMeansJobs, or being enrolled at least half-time in school or a GED program. You can combine activities. Earning at least $580 a month also meets the requirement.
Upload documents through the Ohio Benefits self-service portal (benefits.ohio.gov), mail or drop them off at your county Job & Family Services office, or call (800) 324-8680. Our team can help you gather and send them.
Examples include pay stubs from the last 30 days, a letter from your employer, a letter from a volunteer organization with your hours and start date, a class schedule or enrollment record, or documents that show an exemption.
Starting January 1, 2027, renewals happen every six months instead of once a year. At each renewal you’ll need to show you met the requirement for at least one month, or that you’re exempt.
You’ll have 30 days to send more information when Ohio Medicaid can’t verify your case. If coverage ends, you can reapply at any time. Our team can also help you look at Marketplace coverage (HealthCare.gov) and Five Rivers’ sliding-fee options so you can keep getting care.
State and federal tools to apply, renew, report changes and find other coverage.
Apply, renew, report changes and upload documents online.
Questions about your Medicaid coverage, notices or managed care plan.
Official news and details on the work and community engagement requirement.
Drop off documents or get help with your case in person.
Drop off documents or get help with your case in person.
Marketplace health coverage if you no longer qualify for Medicaid.
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