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title: "Alaska Medicaid Long-Term Care | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "How DenaliCare, DPA, and Senior and Disabilities Services handle Alaska nursing-facility and waiver eligibility."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
author: George A. Mellendorf, CLTC, LTCP (Central States Insurance Services, Inc.)
publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
note: Educational content; not legal, tax or financial advice. Markdown copy of the HTML page at the URL above.
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Alaska · Medicaid Program

# Alaska Medicaid Long-Term Care

Last updated 2026-10-20

DenaliCare is the name a current eligibility reference gives to Alaska's Medicaid program, and it identifies three distinct long-term-care pathways: Nursing Home or Institutional Medicaid, Home and Community Based Services waivers, and Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid. Planning for nursing-facility or waiver care differs from ordinary health coverage because it blends financial eligibility with a functional care determination rather than relying on financial rules alone.

Two state divisions carry distinct responsibilities here. The Division of Public Assistance (DPA) determines Medicaid eligibility and calculates any applicable Cost of Care Amount, while Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS) conducts the relevant functional assessment and level-of-care determination. According to the state's COCA guide, DPA reviews income against allowed expenses and may require the recipient to pay the resulting calculated amount directly to the care provider.

## Sources and official resources

- [Alaska Department of Health: Apply for Medicaid](https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/division-of-public-assistance-dpa-services/apply-for-medicaid/)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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