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AR HIPP (Health Insurance Premium Payment)

If someone in your family has Medicaid and you can get health insurance through a job or COBRA, Medicaid may pay the premiums — and sometimes deductibles and copays. They keep Medicaid as backup coverage.

ARChoices in Homecare Waiver

Medicaid waiver for adults 21-64 with physical disabilities and people 65+ who need nursing-home level care but want to stay at home.

ARHOME (adult Medicaid expansion)

Health coverage for low-income adults 19-64, including adults with disabilities and family caregivers who don't qualify through another category.

ARKids First (A and B)

Arkansas Medicaid/CHIP health coverage for children under 19 based on family income. ARKids A is free full Medicaid; ARKids B is lower-cost coverage with small copays for somewhat higher incomes.

Autism Waiver (intensive early intervention)

Medicaid waiver providing up to 3 years of intensive, one-on-one autism intervention for young children. Child must enroll by age 5 and services end by age 8.

CES Waiver (Community and Employment Supports)

Medicaid home- and community-based waiver for people of any age with intellectual or developmental disabilities, providing supports like respite, supportive living, and supported employment. There is a long waitlist.

Disabled Adult Child (DAC) Medicaid

Keeps Medicaid for adults disabled before 22 who lost SSI because they started receiving (or got an increase in) Social Security child benefits on a parent's record.

Medicare Savings Programs (ARSeniors, QMB, SMB, QI-1, QDWI)

Helps people on Medicare (including those on SSDI) pay Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays; ARSeniors gives full Medicaid to people 65+.

PASSE (Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity)

Medicaid managed-care system for people with IDD or complex behavioral health needs. Not a separate eligibility category; it's how your Medicaid services are coordinated, with an assigned care coordinator and person-centered service plan.

Supportive Living for CES Waitlist Families (new, 2027)

Announced September 2026: people on the CES Waiver waitlist who are enrolled in a PASSE will be able to get in-home supportive living services, starting no later than January 2027.

TEFRA (Medicaid for children with disabilities)

Full Medicaid for children 18 and under with significant disabilities who live at home, regardless of parent income. Families above $25,000/yr (and 150% FPL) pay a sliding-scale monthly premium.

Workers with Disabilities Medicaid

Full Medicaid for working adults (16-64) with disabilities, with no limit on earnings and no resource limit. Lets people work without losing health coverage.