American Samoa Medicaid does not process individual determination based on income and non-financial eligibility criteria. Instead, American Samoa Medicaid uses a concept of presumptive eligibility utilizing various census and immigration data to annually

estimate the number of individuals and the percentage of the population that fall below the respective income thresholds for Medicaid,CHIP, and American Samoa’s Enhanced Allotment Plan for Medicare prescription drug coverage.

For our Medical Dual-eligable, Medical agency has created the Medicare Co-Pay Assistance Program to help alleviate some of the cost burdens our dual-eligible receive from seeking medical care in the United States. For more information, please see our Medicare Co-Pay Assistance Program page.