Hawaii Quest

Program Description
Medical assistance is medical coverage provided for eligible low-income Hawaii residents. Hawaii has two medical assistance programs called Hawaii QUEST and Medicaid Fee-For-Service.

Hawaii QUEST, commonly known as QUEST is a program that provides health coverage through health plans for eligible Hawaii residents. It provides medical and mental health services. Dental services are provided under the Medicaid Fee-For-Service Program. QUEST is administered by the Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division and is financed through the State of Hawaii and the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

If you are pregnant and need medical coverage, you may apply for medical assistance at any time. Even if you applied before and were not eligible, you may be eligible now.

Special eligibility workers are assigned to quickly process applications from pregnant women. If you are eligible, they can help you enroll faster so that you can get prenatal care as soon as possible.

To receive special processing, be sure your application says that you are pregnant. For eligibility purposes, either a home pregnancy test or a health care provider, who could be a physician, a nurse midwife, a pediatric nurse practitioner, or a family nurse practitioner, must medically verify pregnancy. A pregnant woman, however, shall not be required to provide documentation that her pregnancy has been medically verified.

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Hawaii, a US national, citizen, or qualified alien in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income. You must not be age 65 or older, blind, or disabled. You must meet certain income and asset levels to become eligible. Adults must not have countable family income that is more than 100% of the current Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Children under age 19 must not have countable family income that is more than 200% FPL. Pregnant women must not have countable family income that is more than 185% FPL (her household size includes the unborn child(ren)). You cannot have more countable assets than the amount that is listed. 1.$2,000 for a household of one; 2.$3,000 for a household of two; 3.$250 for each additional person. 4.Asset limits do not apply to individuals under age 19, or to pregnant women for the duration of the pregnancy plus 60 days.

Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

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