Health care
Oklahoma Medicaid: Sooner Care
About this resource
Medicaid is basic health insurance that is available to foster youth or former foster youth who are eligible. The information provided should help you apply. Apply for benefits online. The application has a check box asking if you were in foster care on your 18th birthday. If you were in care on your 18th birthday, this box indicates your eligibility.
Apply through SoonerCare by creating an account to access the application.
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.