Apply for Virginia Medicaid

Apply for Virginia's Medicaid health coverage program.

✓ coverva.dmas.virginia.govVA · stateEdition rev. 09/26/2025Verification pending

Complex — read carefully

We are not a government agency. We help you understand and prepare. Apply to Virginia Medicaid online at CommonHelp (commonhelp.virginia.gov), by phone through Cover Virginia, or by mail or in person at your local Department of Social Services.

Where this is filed

Apply to Virginia Medicaid online at CommonHelp (commonhelp.virginia.gov), by phone through Cover Virginia, or by mail or in person at your local Department of Social Services.

What happens next

The agency reviews your application and decides eligibility. You receive a written notice of the decision, and may be asked for more documents first.

Forms in this procedure

MAGI Standard — Application for Health Coverage & Help Paying Costs ↗ · Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) — Cover Virginia · ed. rev. 09/26/2025
Appendix D — Aged, Blind or Disabled / Long-Term Care Supplement ↗ · Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) — Cover Virginia · ed. rev. 09/26/2025

Before you send it

I am using the current edition (rev. 09/26/2025, rev. 09/26/2025)Every required page is included — nothing left outSigned and datedSupporting documents are attachedI kept a copy of everything I am sendingI checked on the official page whether a fee appliesI know who this goes to — see "Where this is filed" aboveI kept a record of when and how I sent it (receipt, confirmation number, or who I handed it to)

These ticks stay in this browser only — nothing you typed is saved here.

Already sent it?

Tell us how you filed and we can keep track of what comes next — deadlines, notices, renewals.

Record my submission →