Healthcare

With rising health care costs even families with middle income can have trouble with medical and insurance costs. Our goal is to assist families with these medical costs. On average, 5,000 elderly and disabled people and 12,000 children received health care through our Medicaid program in Henderson County. Forty three percent of all children ages 0 to 6 in Henderson County received health care paid for by Medicaid.

Medicaid:
Allows eligible citizens to receive physician services as well as routine preventive care for children, inpatient and outpatient hospital care and prescriptions. The program also emphasizes prenatal care for pregnant women. Medicaid is also a significant source of income for nursing home care, medical care, and prescription drugs for elderly and disabled citizens. It also helps provide home and community based services to individuals who would otherwise require nursing facility care.

Transportation Services:
We also provide transportation to and from Medicaid covered appointments for individuals who are not able to provide transportation for themselves.

Applications for Medicaid are available at the Department of Social Services and our outreach centers at Park Ridge Hospital, Pardee Hospital, Blue Ridge Health Center, and the Henderson County Health Department.

You may apply for NC Medicaid online through ePASS (epass.nc.gov).  

You can also apply for NC Medicaid:

Online through HealthCare.gov

Call your local Department of Social Services(DSS) at 828-697-5500 and complete a telephone application. (ncdhhs.nc.gov/localdss)

Fill out a paper application and either mail, fax (828-697-4976), email or drop off the application to your local DSS office.(Applications are located at the bottom of the page.)

Apply in person at your local Department of Social Services (DSS) office.

Notice: Free Language assistance services are available and will be provided to those persons identifying themselves as needing such services.