District of Columbia Medicaid and health coverage member guidance

What changed

DHCF's District Health Care Coverage page describes DC Medicaid as a federal/state program run by DHCF for low-income, disabled, and family populations, identifies DC Healthy Families coverage examples such as doctor visits, vision and dental care, prescription drugs, hospital stays, and transportation, describes Health Care Alliance and CASSIP, and names CASSIP's specialty-care and long-term-services-and-supports coverage. DHCF's service-navigation page distinguishes fee-for-service Medicaid from managed care, notes common fee-for-service populations including people 65 or older, people with disabilities, and people receiving long-term care services, and says managed care can help coordinate care. DHCF's MCP page identifies the District's contracted managed-care plans, while the EPD Waiver page lists services including adult day health, assisted living, case management, chore aide, community transition, homemaker, participant-directed Services My Way, personal care aide, personal emergency response, and respite.

Why it matters

This is the DC member-facing guidance anchor for caregiver questions about coverage categories, plan navigation, long-term services, transportation, waiver services, and where a family should start before a narrower program page is promoted.

Who it touches

Family caregivers, People receiving careDC residents with low income, DC Medicaid beneficiaries, DC Healthy Families members, Health Care Alliance members, CASSIP enrollees, EPD Waiver participants, family caregivers, children and young adults with special health care needs, older adults, people with disabilities

What it does

Plans, studies, registries or guidance

• DHCF District Health Care Coverage
• DHCF How are Services Received?
• DHCF Medicaid Managed Care Plans
• DHCF EPD Waiver Services

Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.