diff --git a/apps/Backend/src/routes/insuranceStatus.ts b/apps/Backend/src/routes/insuranceStatus.ts
index 546aad8..6aee98c 100644
--- a/apps/Backend/src/routes/insuranceStatus.ts
+++ b/apps/Backend/src/routes/insuranceStatus.ts
@@ -647,9 +647,23 @@ router.post(
           // Update patient status based on seleniumResult.eligibility
           const newStatus =
             seleniumResult?.eligibility === "Y" ? "ACTIVE" : "INACTIVE";
+
+          // 1. updating patient
           await storage.updatePatient(updatedPatient.id, { status: newStatus });
           resultItem.patientUpdateStatus = `Patient status updated to ${newStatus}`;
 
+          // 2. updating appointment status - for aptmnt page
+          try {
+            await storage.updateAppointment(Number(apt.id), {
+              eligibilityStatus: newStatus,
+            });
+            resultItem.appointmentUpdateStatus = `Appointment eligibility set to ${newStatus}`;
+          } catch (apptUpdateErr: any) {
+            resultItem.warning =
+              (resultItem.warning ? resultItem.warning + " | " : "") +
+              `Failed to update appointment eligibility: ${apptUpdateErr?.message ?? String(apptUpdateErr)}`;
+          }
+
           // If PDF exists, upload to PdfGroup (ELIGIBILITY_STATUS)
           if (
             seleniumResult?.pdf_path &&
diff --git a/apps/Frontend/src/pages/appointments-page.tsx b/apps/Frontend/src/pages/appointments-page.tsx
index 946d637..767a5e9 100644
--- a/apps/Frontend/src/pages/appointments-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/Frontend/src/pages/appointments-page.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ interface ScheduledAppointment {
   id?: number;
   patientId: number;
   patientName: string;
-  patientStatus: PatientStatus;
+  eligibilityStatus: PatientStatus;
   staffId: number;
   date: string | Date;
   startTime: string | Date;
@@ -403,10 +403,12 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage() {
   ).map((apt) => {
     // Find patient name
     const patient = patientsFromDay.find((p) => p.id === apt.patientId);
+
     const patientName = patient
       ? `${patient.firstName} ${patient.lastName}`
       : "Unknown Patient";
-    const patientStatus = patient?.status;
+
+    const eligibilityStatus = (apt as any).eligibilityStatus as PatientStatus;
 
     const staffId = Number(apt.staffId ?? 1);
 
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage() {
     const processed = {
       ...apt,
       patientName,
-      patientStatus,
+      eligibilityStatus,
       staffId,
       status: apt.status ?? null,
       date: formatLocalDate(apt.date),
@@ -621,7 +623,7 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage() {
         onContextMenu={(e) => handleContextMenu(e, appointment.id ?? 0)}
       >
         <PatientStatusBadge
-          status={appointment.patientStatus ?? "UNKNOWN"}
+          status={appointment.eligibilityStatus ?? "UNKNOWN"}
           className="pointer-events-auto" // ensure tooltip works
           size={30} // bump size up from 10 → 14
         />
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
index 7b94162..3763589 100644
--- a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ model Appointment {
   status    String   @default("scheduled") // "scheduled", "completed", "cancelled", "no-show"
   createdAt DateTime @default(now())
 
+  eligibilityStatus PatientStatus @default(UNKNOWN)
+
   patient Patient @relation(fields: [patientId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
   user    User    @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
   staff   Staff?  @relation(fields: [staffId], references: [id])