Health Care Coverage - Wyoming
About this resource
The Affordable Care Act requires states to provide Former Foster Youth with FREE Health Care until Age 26 as long as at least one of the following is true:
- They were in the foster care system and received Medicaid benefits on their 18th birthday
- They aged out of the foster care system with Medicaid coverage after they were 18 or older
To apply fill out the application online or call. The application will give you a checkbox to indicate you are a current or former foster youth.
Who can use this resource (eligibility)?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to provide young adults under 26 with free health care if they were in foster care at age 18 or older. This ensures that former foster youth can access the health care services they need – just like non-foster youth who can stay on their parents’ insurance plans until 26.