"...Today, we are proud to announce that we have a signed a letter of intent that will allow George Washington University Hospital to operate, maintain, and govern the new hospital in Ward 8," Mayor Muriel Bowser, August 10, 2018.

The straightforward mission of the agency is to improve the health outcomes of low-income residents of the District by providing access to a full range of preventative, primary, urgent and critical health care services.

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Connecting 911 callers with medical needs to the most appropriate health care. 

Read the 2018 State Medicaid Health IT Plan (SMHP) – DHCF’s 5-year Roadmap for using health information technology to better connect District residents and providers and ensure health information is available whenever and wherever it is needed.

DC Medicaid provides health care coverage to low-income and disabled adults, children and families. To be eligible, you must be a resident of DC and must meet non-financial and financial eligibility requirements.

DC Medicaid is a healthcare program that pays for medical services for qualified low-income and disabled people. For those eligible for full Medicaid services, Medicaid pays healthcare providers.