HEALTH COVERAGE
Medicaid for Former Foster Care Children — health coverage to age 26
Young adults who aged out of Texas foster care can keep Medicaid health coverage through age 25, with no income or asset test.
Eligibility text taken from the DFPS medical benefits page.
Do you qualify?
Are you under 26 years old?
Do you live in Texas now?
Were you in foster care on your 18th birthday or later?
Check your ZIP code
Enter your ZIP code to confirm this is the right program for where you live.
Before you apply
- Have your date of birth and a Texas address ready.
- Bring anything showing you were in foster care at 18 or older — a court letter, a case number, or a caseworker’s contact. Missing paperwork should not stop you from applying.
- Watch your mail and phone for follow-up questions.
This checklist is for guidance only. Help Foster Youth is a directory — we do not decide eligibility or process applications. Your state agency is always the final word.