Food Stamps - A supplemental food program that enables eligible households to obtain a more nutritious diet.
Eligibility is determined by income, resources and household size.
Food stamps benefits are used just like cash at stores for edible, nutritious food items only, and plants or seeds to grow food to eat. The Dakota EBT card is issued to eligible persons to access the Food Stamp benefits. Medicaid is a medical assistance program for certain low income people who are aged, blind, disabled or members of families with dependent children. Title XIX or Medicaid covers most health services such as hospital, physician, dental, mental health, family planning, home health services, limited optometric services etc. Also covers nursing home care not covered by a person's own income, or by other state and federal programs.