Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Offer Free Or Low-Cost Health Coverage To Children And Families
If you are eligible for health coverage from your employer, but are unable to afford the premiums,
some States have premium assistance programs that can help pay for coverage. These States use
funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs to help people who are eligible for employer-
sponsored health coverage, but need assistance in paying their health premiums.
If you or your dependents are already enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and you live in a State listed
below, you can contact your State Medicaid or CHIP office to find out if premium assistance is
available.
If you or your dependents are NOT currently enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and you think you or
any of your dependents might be eligible for either of these programs, you can contact your State
Medicaid or CHIP office or dial 1-877-KIDS NOW or www.insurekidsnow.gov to find out how to
apply. If you qualify, you can ask the State if it has a program that might help you pay the
premiums for an employer-sponsored plan.
Once it is determined that you or your dependents are eligible for premium assistance under
Medicaid or CHIP, your employer’s health plan is required to permit you and your dependents to
enroll in the plan – as long as you and your dependents are eligible, but not already enrolled in the
employer’s plan. This is called a “special enrollment” opportunity, and you must request
coverage within 60 days of being determined eligible for premium assistance.
If you live in one of the following States, you may be eligible for assistance paying your
employer health plan premiums. The following list of States is current as of January 31, 2011.
You should contact your State for further information on eligibility
ALABAMA Medicaid
CALIFORNIAMedicaid
Website: http://www.medicaid.alabama.gov
Phone: 1-800-362-1504
Website: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/
TPLRD_CAU_cont.aspx
Phone: 1-866-298-8443
ALASKA Medicaid
COLORADOMedicaid and CHIP
Website: http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/medicaid/
Phone (Outside of Anchorage): 1-888-318-8890
Phone (Anchorage): 907-269-6529
Medicaid Website: http://www.colorado.gov/
Medicaid Phone (In state): 1-800-866-3513
Medicaid Phone (Out of state): 1-800-221-3943
CHIP Website: http:// www.CHPplus.org
CHIP Phone: 303-866-3243
ARIZONA CHIP
Website: http://www.azahcccs.gov/applicants/default.aspx
Phone (Outside of Maricopa County): 1-877-764-5437
Phone (Maricopa County): 602-417-5437
ARKANSASCHIP
FLORIDA Medicaid
Website: http://www.arkidsfirst.com
Phone: 1-888-474-8275
/
Website: http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/index.shtml
Phone: 1
-877-357-3268
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GEORGIA Medicaid
MISSOURI Medicaid
Website: http://dch.georgia.gov/
Click on Programs, then Medicaid
Phone: 1-800-869-1150
Website:
http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pages/hipp.htm
Phone: 573-751-2005
IDAHO Medicaid and CHIP
MONTANAMedicaid
Medicaid Website: www.accesstohealthinsurance.idaho.gov
Medicaid Phone: 1-800-926-2588
CHIP Website: www.medicaid.idaho.gov
CHIP Phone: 1-800-926-2588
Website: http://medicaidprovider.hhs.mt.gov/clientpages/
clientindex.shtml
Phone: 1-800-694-3084
INDIANA Medicaid
NEBRASKA Medicaid
Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa
Phone: 1-800-889-9948
Website: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/med/medindex.htm
Phone: 1-877-255-3092
IOWA Medicaid
NEVADA – Medicaid and CHIP
Website: www.dhs.state.ia.us/hipp
Phone: 1-888-346-9562
/ Me
Me
dicaid Website: http://dwss.nv.gov/
dicaid Phone: 1-800
-992-0900
CHIP Website: http://www.nevadacheckup.nv.org/
CHIP Phone: 1-877-543-7669
KANSASMedicaid
Website: https://www.khpa.ks.gov
Phone: 1-800-792-4884
KENTUCKYMedicaid
NEW HAMPSHIREMedicaid
Website: http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/default.htm
Phone: 1-800-635-2570
Website: www.dhhs.nh.gov/ombp/index.htm
Phone: 603-271-4238
LOUISIANA Medicaid
NEW JERSEY Medicaid and CHIP
Website: http://www.lahipp.dhh.louisiana.gov
Phone: 1-888-342-6207
Medicaid Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/
dmahs/clients/medicaid/
Medicaid Phone: 1-800-356-1561
CHIP Website: http://www.njfamilycare.org/index.html
CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710
MAINE Medicaid
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/OIAS/public-
assistance/index.html
Phone: 1-800-321-5557
MASSACHUSETTSMedicaid and CHIP
NEW MEXICO Medicaid and CHIP
Medicaid & CHIP Website:
http://www.mass.gov/MassHealth
Medicaid & CHIP Phone: 1-800-462-1120
Medicaid Website:
http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/mad/index.html
Medicaid Phone: 1-888-997-2583
CHIP Website:
http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/mad/index.html
Click on Insure New Mexico
CHIP Phone: 1-888-997-2583
MINNESOTA Medicaid
Website: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/
Click on Health Care, then Medical Assistance
Phone (Outside of Twin City area): 800-657-3739
Phone (Twin City area): 651-431-2670
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NEW YORK Medicaid
TEXASMedicaid
Website: http://www.nyhealth.gov/health_care/medicaid/
Phone: 1-800-541-2831
Website: https://www.gethipptexas.com/
Phone: 1-800-440-0493
NORTH CAROLINA Medicaid
UTAH Medicaid
Website: http://www.nc.gov
Phone: 919-855-4100
Website: http://health.utah.gov/upp
Phone: 1-866-435-7414
NORTH DAKOTAMedicaid
VERMONTMedicaid
Website:
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/
Phone: 1-800-755-2604
Website: http://www.greenmountaincare.org/
Phone: 1-800-250-8427
OKLAHOMAMedicaid
VIRGINIAMedicaid and CHIP
Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.or
Phone: 1-888-365-3742
g
Medicaid Website: http://www.dmas.virginia.gov/rcp-
HIPP.htm
Medicaid Phone: 1-800
-432-5924
CHIP Website: http://www.famis.org/
CHIP Phone: 1-866-873-2647
OREGON – Medicaid and CHIP
WASHINGTONMedicaid
Medicaid & CHIP Website:
http://www.oregonhealthykids.gov
Medicaid & CHIP Phone: 1-877-314-5678
Website:
http://hrsa.dshs.wa.gov/premiumpymt/Apply.shtm
Phone: 1-800-562-3022 ext. 15473
PENNSYLVANIA Medicaid
WEST VIRGINIAMedicaid
Website:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/partnersproviders/medicalassista
nce/doingbusiness/003670053.htm
Phone: 1-800-644-7730
Website: http://www.wvrecovery.com/hipp.htm
Phone: 304-342-1604
RHODE ISLAND Medicaid
WISCONSIN Medicaid
Website: www.dhs.ri.gov
Phone: 401-462-5300
Website: http://www.badgercareplus.org/pubs/p-10095.htm
Phone: 1-800-362-3002
SOUTH CAROLINAMedicaid
WYOMING Medicaid
Website: http://www.scdhhs.gov
Phone: 1-888-549-0820
Website:
http://www.health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/index.html
Phone: 307-777-7531
To see if any more States have added a premium assistance program since January 31, 2011, or for
more information on special enrollment rights, you can contact either:
U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Employee Benefits Security Administration Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.dol.gov/ebsa www.cms.hhs.gov
1-866-444-EBSA (3272) 1-877-267-2323, Ext. 61565
OMB Control Number 1210-0137 (expires 09/30/2013)