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Your tax dollars fund these state and federally sponsored programs. The state and federal governments want to help working families like yours protect their children's health and future.
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The Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) offers full health benefits to families with children. Children up to age 19 and pregnant women of any age can qualify for the state program as long as they meet the income guidelines.
Every family is different when it comes to health insurance needs, not to mention, each family's needs change as the kids grow up, get older, and eventually move out. The same family health insurance policy that worked for you five years ago, might not work for your family today.
The CHIP program has evolved over the years and is another option, via the government, for possible health insurance. However, please note that this government program is not a full blown health insurance plan like you could get through private health insurance companies and thus have limitations and coverage caps, etc.
There are currently 9 million uninsured children in the US. Census data shows that 70% of those children live in a home where at least one parent works full-time. The same data indicates that about two thirds of these children would qualify for government-sponsored health insurance if the parents were to apply for it.
On 4th February, 2009, President Obama has signed a new bill into law and makes an additional four millions of children and teenagers under 18 years old in United States to be eligible for receiving health insurance and directly obtaining medical assistance.
MaineCare - Main Health Insurance Program for Children and teens age 18 and under, and pregnant women with gross monthly family income at $3334 for 4.
The Beshear Plan improves the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), which provides children's health insurance to low and middle-income families who qualify.
LaCHIP offers low cost or no cost health care plans for uninsured Louisiana children up to age 19. Eligibility is based on family size and income.
Kansas State Health Insurance for Children - HealthWave 21 was created for uninsured children, ages 0 - 19, living in households with income levels at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Uhawk-i health care coverage is the Iowa state health insurance for uninsured children of working families. No family pays more than $20 a month. Some families even pay nothing at all.
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If your kids do not have health insurance, they are likely to be eligible, even if you are working and even if you have applied in the past and been turned down.
Hawaii Covering Kids helps to identify, enroll, and retain eligible children and youths in health insurance programs. It collaborates with federal, state, and community agencies to conduct outreach activities and help Med-QUEST simplify its processes.
Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is low-cost health insurance for Colorado's uninsured children and pregnant women. CHP+ is public health insurance for children and pregnant women.
Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal in California.
Children who have health insurance have a better chance of being healthy. Having health insurance will allow you to give them the medical care necessary for them to stay healthy and focus on their studies.
he states have different eligibility rules, but in most states, uninsured children 18 years old and younger whose families earn up to $34,100 a year (for a family of four) are eligible.
If your children are currently on Medicaid, they already have comprehensive health insurance. If you are having trouble seeing a doctor or getting a needed service, please contact your caseworker or your State Medicaid program.
Kansas State Health Insurance for Children - HealthWave 21 was created for uninsured children, ages 0 - 19, living in households with income levels at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Children’s health includes the study of possible environmental causes of children’s illnesses and disorders, as well as the prevention and treatment of environmentally mediated diseases in children and infants.
Uhawk-i health care coverage is the Iowa state health insurance for uninsured children of working families. No family pays more than $20 a month. Some families even pay nothing at all.