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larivera.bsky.social
Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska : DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus)
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
delightw2023.bsky.social
In CT it's HuskyHealth and it's been a lifeline for me personally.
drsforamerica.bsky.social Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · Apr 4
💡 Did you know? Medicaid goes by many names across the country: MassHealth (MA), TennCare (TN), SoonerCare (OK), Apple Health (WA), and more. But no matter what it’s called, it’s still Medicaid—and it's under threat. #MedicaidAwarenessMonth

www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
Medicaid By State: Alternative Names and Contact Information
Medicaid and state specific Medicaid names, contact information and website links
www.medicaidplanningassistance.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
craigipedia.bsky.social
Millions of Americans enrolled in HuskyHealth, BadgerCare, TennCare, KanCare or other confusingly-named state health insurance programs might not even know they're the ones about to be kicked off of Medicaid. www.mediamatters.org/health-care/...
Many states' Medicaid programs have a different name, but local reporting is connecting the dots on One Big Beautiful Bill's massive cuts
On May 22, House Republicans passed their budget reconciliation omnibus — the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — which would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, among other spendi...
www.mediamatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ligirl66.bsky.social
Alabama: Medicaid

Alaska : DenaliCare

Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Arkansas: Health Care

California: Medi-Cal

Colorado: Health First Colorado

Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
February 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
gracegeorge23.bsky.social
If you are covered by DenaliCare, AHCCCS, MediCal, Healthfirst Colorado, HuskyHealth, Diamond State Health plan, Medquest, Hoosier Healthwise, IA HealthLink, Bayou Health, MaineCare, NJ FamilyCare, Healthy Connections, TennCare, Green Mountain Care, AppleHealth, or Equality care-
YOU ARE ON MEDICAID
July 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
ttownsue.bsky.social
Lots of people think they don’t have Medicaid because it isn’t called Medicaid in their state.
Here in Washington it is Apple Health.
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth

Here is a link to check other states

www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chi...
Medicaid and CHIP program names in your state
Learn the names of Medicaid and CHIP programs in your state.
www.healthcare.gov
February 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
parsnip.bsky.social
not to take away from the seriousness of this thread but some of these states do in fact need their medicaid funding frozen until they do something about these names. not huskyhealth
larivera.bsky.social Lauren Rivera @larivera.bsky.social · Feb 27
Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska : DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus)
February 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
lisaloe.bsky.social
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT MEDICAID

🚨 Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state:
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT MEDICAID Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state: AK Denali Care MT Montana Medicaid AL Alabama Care NE ACCESSNebraska AZ AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) NV Nevada Medicaid AR Health Care NH NH Medicaid CA Medi-Cal NJ NJ FamilyCare CO Health First Colorado NM Centennial Care CT HuskyHealth NY Medicaid Managed Care DC Healthy Families NC Division of Health Benefits DE Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) ND North Dakota Medicaid Expansion FL Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program OH Ohio Medicaid GA Georgia Medicaid OK SoonerCare HI Med-QUEST OR Oregon Health Plan ID Idaho Medicaid PA Medical Assistance IL Medical Assistance Program RI RI Medical Assistance Program IN Hoosier Healthwise SC Healthy Connections IA IA Health Link SD South Dakota Medicaid KS KanCare Medical Assistance Program TN TennCare KY Kentucky Medicaid TX STAR+, Texas Medicaid LA Healthy Louisiana UT Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services ME MaineCare VT Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur MD Medical Assistance VA Cardinal Care MA MassHealth WA Apple Health MI Medical Assistance WV West Virginia Medicaid MN Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care WI BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid MS MississippiCAN WY Equality Care MO MO HealthNet (MOVEON)
May 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
czedwards.bsky.social
Remember, many states don’t call it Medicaid! There’s DenaliCare, Arizona AHCCCS, Health Care, Medi-Cal, Health First Colorado, HuskyHealth & Husky C, Diamond State Health Plan, MedQuest, Medical Assistance Program, Hoosier Healthwise, Hoosier Care Connect, Health Link, KanCare, Bayou Health —
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March 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
avdl.bsky.social
Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska : DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus)
Post explains that Medicaid has different names in different states
February 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
imagine0enigami.bsky.social
Names, a 🧵.

Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska: DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (y’all okay?)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 5
True. In Tennessee it’s called TennCare.

Q: What % of the 1.6 million Tennesseans on TennCare know it’s Medicaid? Has anyone actually measured this? Seems pretty important. 🤷🏼‍♂️
July 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
ken-frets.bsky.social
HuskyHealth in CT. Which has many versions for specific populations and income levels: Husky A, Husky B, Husky C, etc.
February 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
factuallyspeaking.bsky.social
Say goodbye to your Healthcare, thanks to the traitors in our government.
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT MEDICAID Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state: AK Denali Care MT Montana Medicaid AL Alabama Care NE ACCESSNebraska AZ AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) NV Nevada Medicaid AR Health Care NH NH Medicaid CA Medi-Cal NJ NJ FamilyCare CO Health First Colorado NM Centennial Care CT HuskyHealth NY Medicaid Managed Care DC Healthy Families NC Division of Health Benefits DE Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) ND North Dakota Medicaid Expansion FL Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program OH Ohio Medicaid GA Georgia Medicaid OK SoonerCare HI Med-QUEST OR Oregon Health Plan ID Idaho Medicaid PA Medical Assistance IL Medical Assistance Program RI RI Medical Assistance Program IN Hoosier Healthwise SC Healthy Connections IA IA Health Link SD South Dakota Medicaid KS KanCare Medical Assistance Program TN TennCare KY Kentucky Medicaid TX STAR+, Texas Medicaid LA Healthy Louisiana UT Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services ME MaineCare VT Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur MD Medical Assistance VA Cardinal Care MA MassHealth WA Apple Health MI Medical Assistance WV West Virginia Medicaid MN Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care WI BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid MS MississippiCAN WY Equality Care MO MO HealthNet
July 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
jenstone.bsky.social
Quote-posting with alt text. I myself did not know these individual state aliases, so I hope this list helps.
Snapshot of a post from user Aintropy that says: “The problem is that Medicaid mostly isn’t called Medicaid so the disadvantaged people using it have no clue what the fuss is about.” The list goes: AK Denali Care AL Alabama Care AZ AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) CA Medi-Cal CO Health First Colorado CT HuskyHealth DC Healthy Families DE Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) FL Statewide Medical Managed Care Program GA Georgia Medicaid HI Medi-QUEST ID Idaho Medicaid IL Medical Assistance Program IN Hoosier Healthwise IA IA Health Link KS KanCare Medical Assistance Program KY Kentucky Medicaid LA Healthy Louisiana ME MaineCare MD Medical Assistance MA MassHealth MI Medical Assistance MN Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care MS MississippiCAN MO Missouri HealthNet MT Montana Medicaid NE ACCESSNebraska NV Nevada Medicaid NH NH Medicaid NJ NJ FamilyCare NM Centennial Care NY Medicaid Managed Care NC Division of Health Benefits ND North Dakota Medicaid Expansion OH Ohio Medicaid OK SoonerCare OR Oregon Health Plan PA Medical Assistance RI RI Medical Assistance Program SC Healthy Connections SD South Dakota Medicaid TN TennCare TX Star+ Texas Medicaid UT Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services VT Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur VA Cardinal Care WA Apple Health WV West Virginia Medicaid WI BadgerCare WY Equality Care
July 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
maddie00.bsky.social
If my quadriplegic daughter loses her CT HuskyHealth it will create a domino effect. I’ll sleep out of my car instead of paying rent before I let my daughter have no health insurance.
March 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
feralleslie.bsky.social
Here’s a handy graphic with most of the names too.
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT MEDICAID Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state: AK: Denali Care MT: Montana Medicaid AL: Alabama Care NE: ACCESSNebraska AZ: AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) NV: Nevada Medicaid AR: Health Care NH: NH Medicaid CA: Medi-Cal NJ: NJ FamilyCare CO: Health First Colorado NM: Centennial Care CT: HuskyHealth NY: Medicaid Managed Care DC: Healthy Families NC: Division of Health Benefits DE: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) ND: North Dakota Medicaid Expansion FL: Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program OH: Ohio Medicaid GA: Georgia Medicaid OK: SoonerCare HI: Med-QUEST OR: Oregon Health Plan ID: Idaho Medicaid PA: Medical Assistance IL: Medical Assistance Program RI: RI Medical Assistance Program IN: Hoosier Healthwise SC: Healthy Connections IA: IA Health Link SD: South Dakota Medicaid KS: KanCare Medical Assistance Program TN: TennCare KY: Kentucky Medicaid TX: STAR+, Texas Medicaid LA: Healthy Louisiana UT: Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services ME: MaineCare VT: Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur MD: Medical Assistance VA: Cardinal Care MA: MassHealth WA: Apple Health MI: Medical Assistance WV: West Virginia Medicaid MN: Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care WI: BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid MS: MississippiCAN WY: Equality Care MO: HealthNet
April 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
truebluemajority.bsky.social
Millions of folks don't know they are on Medicaid because their state calls it a different name.

Democrats could do more to spread this information around.

Below is a chart with the names Medicaid is called in each state.

I added ALT-TEXT to make it more accessible.

PLEASE SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO CUT MEDICAID. Here is a list of the names Medicaid is called in each state: Alabama: Alabama Care Alaska: Denali Care Arizona: AHCCCS Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Arkansas: Health Care California: Medi-Cal Colorado: Health First Colorado Connecticut: HuskyHealth Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan District of Columbia: Healthy Families Florida: Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program Georgia: Georgia Medicaid Hawaii: Med-QUEST Idaho: Idaho Medicaid Illinois: Medical Assistance Program Indiana: Hoosier Healthwise Iowa: IA Health Link Kansas: KanCare Medical Assistance Program Kentucky: Kentucky Medicaid Louisiana: Healthy Louisiana Maine: MaineCare Maryland: Medical Assistance Massachusetts: MassHealth Michigan: Medical Assistance Minnesota: Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care Mississippi: MississippiCAN Missouri: MO HealthNet Montana: Montana Medicaid Nebraska: ACCESSNebraska Nevada: Nevada Medicaid New Hampshire: New Hampshire Medicaid New Jersey: NJ Family Care New Mexico: Centennial Care New York: Medicaid Managed Care North Carolina: Division of Health Benefits North Dakota: North Dakota Medicaid Expansion Ohio: Ohio Medicaid Oklahoma: SoonerCare Oregon: Oregon Health Plan Pennsylvania: Medical Assistance Rhode Island: RI Medical Assistance Program South Carolina: Healthy Connections South Dakota: South Dakota Medicaid Tennessee: TennCare Texas: STAR+, Texas Medicaid Utah: Utah Department of Health and Human Services Vermont: Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur Virginia: Cardinal Care Washington: Apple Health West Virginia: West Virginia Medicaid Wisconsin: BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid Wyoming: Equality Care
March 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
emnreviews.bsky.social
Adding alt text. C'mon, man. The disabled are usually on Medicaid. That often includes the visually-impaired. 😒
A poster from MoveOn.org listing what Medicaid is known by in each state. Republicans Voted to Cut Medicaid Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state: AK - Denali Care AL - Alabama Care AZ - AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) AR - Health Care CA - Medi-Cal CO - Health First Colorado CT - HuskyHealth DC - Healthy Families DE - Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) FL - Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program GA - Georgia Medicaid HI - Med-QUEST ID - Idaho Medicaid IL - Medical Assistance Program IN - Hoosier Healthwise IA - IA Health Link KS - KanCare Medical Assistance Program KY - Kentucky Medicaid LA - Healthy Louisiana ME - MaineCare MD - Medical Assistance MA - MassHealth MI - Medical Assistance MN - Medical Assistance / Minnesota Care MS - MississippiCAN MO - MO HealthNet MT - Montana Medicaid NE - ACCESSNebraska NV - Nevada Medicaid NH - NH Medicaid NJ - NJ FamilyCare NM - Centennial Care NY - Medicaid Managed Care NC - Division of Health Benefits ND - North Dakota Medicaid Expansion OH - Ohio Medicaid OK - SoonerCare OR - Oregon Health Plan PA - Medical Assistance RI - RI Medical Assistance Program SC - Healthy Connections SD - South Dakota Medicaid TN - TennCare TX - STAR+ Texas Medicaid UT - Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services VT - Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur VA - Cardinal Care WA - Apple Health WV - West Virginia Medicaid WI - BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid WY - Equity Care
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
coloradocitizen.bsky.social
Repost with Alt text!
REPUBLICANS VOTED TO GUT MEDICAID Here is what Medicaid is known as in your state: AK Denali Care AL Alabama Care AZ AZ Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) AR Health Care CA Medi-Cal CO Health First Colorado CT HuskyHealth DC Healthy Families DE Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) FL Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program GA Georgia Medicaid HI Med-QUEST ID Idaho Medicaid IL Medical Assistance Program IN Hoosier Healthwise IA IA Health Link KS KanCare Medical Assistance Program KY Kentucky Medicaid LA Healthy Louisiana ME MaineCare MD Medical Assistance MA MassHealth MI Medical Assistance MN Medical Assistance/Minnesota Care MS MississippiCAN MO MO HealthNet MT Montana Medicaid NE ACCESSNebraska NV Nevada Medicaid NH NH Medicaid NJ NJ FamilyCare NM Centennial Care NY Medicaid Managed Care NC Division of Health Benefits ND North Dakota Medicaid Expansion OH Ohio Medicaid OK Sooner Care OR Oregon Health Plan PA Medical Assistance RI RI Medical Assistance Program SC Healthy Connections SD South Dakota Medicaid TN TennCare TX STAR+, Texas Medicaid UT Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services VT Green Mountain Care, Dr. Dynasaur VA Cardinal Care WA Apple Health WV West Virginia Medicaid WI BadgerCare, Wisconsin Medicaid WY Equality Care MOVE ON
March 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
debtpeon.bsky.social
Alaska DenaliCare Arizona Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Arkansas Health Care California Medi-Cal Colorado Health First Colorado Connecticut HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons) Delaware Diamond State Health Plan (Plus) Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program (SMMC), Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Program, Long-term Care (LTC) Program Hawaii MedQuest Illinois Medical Assistance Program Indiana Hoosier Healthwise, Hoosier Care Connect, M.E.D. Works, Health Indiana Plan (HIP), Traditional Medicaid Iowa IA Health Link Kansas KanCare Medical Assistance Program Louisiana Bayou Health, Healthy Louisiana Maine MaineCare Maryland Medical Assistance Massachusetts MassHealth Michigan Medical Assistance or MA Minnesota Medical Assistance (MA), MinnesotaCare Mississippi Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN) Missouri MO HealthNet Nebraska ACCESSNebraska, Nebraska Medical Assistance Program (NMAP) New Hampshire NH Medicaid, Medical Assistance New Jersey NJ FamilyCare New Mexico Centennial Care, Medical Assistance New York Medicaid Managed Care North Carolina Division of Health Benefits (DHB) North Dakota North Dakota Medicaid Expansion Program Oklahoma SoonerCare Oregon Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Pennsylvania Medical Assistance (MA) Rhode Island RI Medical Assistance Program South Carolina Healthy Connections Tennessee TennCare Texas STAR+PLUS Vermont Green Mountain Care Virginia Cardinal Care Washington Apple Health Washington D.C. Healthy Families Wisconsin Forward Health, BadgerCare Wyoming Equality Care
February 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
lauralydel.bsky.social
If you are on any of these Health plans, you are on Medicaid -
DenaliCare
Medi-Cal
Health First CO
HuskyHealth
Diamond State Health Plan
MedQuest
Hoosier Healthwise ...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
christl.bsky.social
So citizens don’t realise how important #Medicaid is because their state calls it something else? 😔

Like
DenaliCare, HuskyHealth, Diamond State Health Plan, MedQuest, KanCare, MassHealth, ACCESSNebraska 👇🏼

www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
February 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
klobby.bsky.social
Alabama: Medicaid
Alaska : DenaliCare
Arizona: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
Arkansas: Health Care
California: Medi-Cal
Colorado: Health First Colorado
Connecticut: HuskyHealth, Husky C (for aged, blind or disabled persons)
Delaware: Diamond State Health Plan (Plus)
Florida:
February 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
mecfssd.bsky.social
Many U.S. people don’t realize their child(ren)’s insurance is CHIP, especially when it goes by a different name in their state or territory.
ME/CFS San Diego created a list to help:
🔗 www.reddit.com/r/mecfsSD/co...
CHIP Program Names by State & Territory (2025) State / Territory CHIP Program Name(s) Alabama ALL Kids Alaska Denali KidCare Arizona KidsCare Arkansas ARKids First! California Medi‑Cal for Kids Colorado Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) Connecticut HUSKY B (under HUSKYHealth) District of Columbia DC Healthy Families Delaware Diamond State Health Plan Plus Florida Florida KidCare Georgia PeachCare for Kids Hawaii Med‑QUEST Idaho Idaho Medicaid (includes CHIP) Illinois All Kids Indiana Hoosier Healthwise Iowa Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Kansas KanCare (includes CHIP component) Kentucky Kentucky CHIP (KCHIP) Louisiana LaCHIP Maine Cub Care Maryland Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) Massachusetts MassHealth (includes CHIP) Michigan MIChild Minnesota MinnesotaCare (includes CHIP) Mississippi Mississippi CHIP Missouri MO HealthNet for Kids Montana Healthy Montana Kids Nebraska Kids Connection Nevada Nevada Check Up New Hampshire NH Medicaid (includes CHIP) New Jersey NJ FamilyCare (includes CHIP) New Mexico Centennial Care for Children New York Child Health Plus (ChPlus) North Carolina NC Health Choice for Children North Dakota Healthy Steps Ohio Healthy Start (CHIP) Oklahoma SoonerCare (includes CHIP) Oregon Oregon Health Plan (includes CHIP) Pennsylvania CHIP Rhode Island RIte Care (includes CHIP) South Carolina Healthy Connections Kids South Dakota CHIP Tennessee CoverKids Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (under HHSC) Utah Utah CHIP Vermont Dr. Dynasaur Virginia FAMIS (Family Access to Medical Insurance Security) Washington Apple Health for Kids West Virginia WV CHIP Wisconsin BadgerCare Plus (includes CHIP) Wyoming KidCare CHIP Puerto Rico: Mi Salud (Medicaid + CHIP integrated) Guam: Guam CHIP Program American Samoa: American Samoa CHIP Northern Mariana Islands: CNMI CHIP (waiver under §1902(j)) U.S. Virgin Islands: Medical Assistance Program (includes CHIP)
July 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
profhelen.bsky.social
Most Americans on Medicaid don’t know it!

36 States don’t call their Medicaid programs Medicaid.

A lot of people are in for a rude awakening.

For example:
AK DenaliCare
CA: Medi-Cal
CT: HuskyHealth
CO: HealthFirst
HI: MedQuest
NJ: FamilyCare

www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
Medicaid By State: Alternative Names and Contact Information
Medicaid and state specific Medicaid names, contact information and website links
www.medicaidplanningassistance.org
July 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM