Alaska Medicaid Eligibility Calculator (2026)
Alaska runs its own, higher poverty yardstick, so its Medicaid limits are the largest in dollar terms: a single adult qualifies up to $2,295 a month and children in a family of three up to $5,920.
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Why Alaska’s dollars are bigger
HHS publishes separate guidelines for Alaska — $19,950 a year for one person in 2026 against $15,960 in the lower 48 — and every percentage-based limit is applied to that larger base.[HHS] The same 138% therefore buys about a quarter more in Fairbanks than in Phoenix or Cleveland.
| Group | FPL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults 19–64 | 138% | $2,295 | $3,111 | $3,928 | $4,744 | $6,377 |
| Pregnancy | 230% | $3,824 | $5,185 | $6,546 | $7,907 | $10,628 |
| Children | 208% | $3,458 | $4,689 | $5,920 | $7,150 | $9,612 |
Denali KidCare and pregnancy
Alaska keeps children inside Medicaid rather than running a separate CHIP. Denali KidCare covers children to 177% of the poverty line with regular Medicaid funds and up to 203% (208% after the disregard) with CHIP money, and pregnancy coverage runs to 225%.[MACPAC]
Parents and caretakers have an unusually generous standard of their own — 128% of the poverty line — though since September 1, 2015 the adult expansion group has covered them to 138% anyway.[MACPAC][KFF]
Postpartum and newborns
New mothers in Alaska keep Medicaid for 12 months after giving birth — CMS signed off on the state plan change on February 23, 2024.[KFF] Babies born to mothers on Medicaid are deemed eligible up to 225% of Alaska’s poverty line.[MACPAC]
Applying through ARIES
The Department of Health’s Division of Public Assistance takes applications through the ARIES self-service portal. Alaska is an “SSI criteria” state: someone receiving SSI still has to file a separate Medicaid application, and the long-term-care income cap is about 178% of Alaska’s poverty line.[MACPAC]
Worked example
A fishing-crew deckhand and a spouse in Kodiak, with two children, average $5,200 a month. That is 151.3% of the poverty line for 4.
| Parent / caretaker | over by $456 | $4,744 |
| Child 1–5 | covered | $7,150 |
| Child 6–18 | covered | $7,150 |
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