CHIP

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 February 16, 2010. You should contact your State for further information on eligibility –

ALABAMA – MedicaidCALIFORNIA – Medicaid
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 – MedicaidCOLORADO – Medicaid 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: 1-800-866-3513
CHIP Website: http:// www.CHPplus.org
CHIP Phone: 303-866-3243
ARIZONA – CHIPFLORIDA – Medicaid
Website: http://www.azahcccs.gov/applicants/default.aspx
Phone: 602-417-5422		Website: http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/index.shtml
Phone: 1-866-762-2237
ARKANSAS – CHIPMASSACHUSETTS – Medicaid and CHIP
Website: http://www.arkidsfirst.com/
Phone: 1-888-474-8275		Medicaid & CHIP Website: http://www.mass.gov/MassHealth
Medicaid & CHIP Phone: 1-800-462-1120
GEORGIA – MedicaidMINNESOTA – Medicaid
Website: http://dch.georgia.gov/
Click on Programs, then Medicaid
Phone: 1-800-869-1150		Website: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/
Click on Health Care, then Medical Assistance
IDAHO – Medicaid and CHIPMONTANA – Medicaid
Medicaid Website: www.accesstohealthinsurance.idaho.gov
Medicaid Phone: 208-334-5747
CHIP Website: www.medicaid.idaho.gov
CHIP Phone: 1-800-926-2588		Website: http://medicaidprovider.hhs.mt.gov/clientpages/
clientindex.shtml
Telephone: 1-800-694-3084
INDIANA – MedicaidNEBRASKA – Medicaid
Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/2408.htm
Phone: 1-877-438-4479		Website: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/med/medindex.htm
Phone: 1-877-255-3092
IOWA – MedicaidNEVADA – Medicaid and CHIP
Website: www.dhs.state.ia.us/hipp/
Phone: 1-888-346-9562		Medicaid Website: http://dwss.nv.gov/
Medicaid Phone: 1-800-992-0900
CHIP Website: http://www.nevadacheckup.nv.org/
CHIP Phone: 1-877-543-7669
KANSAS – MedicaidNEW HAMPSHIRE – Medicaid
Website: https://www.khpa.ks.gov
Phone: 785-296-3981		Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/
MEDICAIDPROGRAM/default.htm
Phone: 1-800-852-3345 x 5254
KENTUCKY – MedicNEW JERSEY – Medicaid and CHIP
Website: http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/default.htm
Phone: 1-800-635-2570		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 – MedicaidNEW MEXICO – Medicaid and CHIP
Website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/
Phone: 1-800-321-5557		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
MASSACHUSETTS – Medicaid and CHIPNEW YORK – Medicaid
Medicaid & CHIP Website: http://www.mass.gov/MassHealth
Medicaid & CHIP Phone: 1-800-462-1120		Website: http://www.nyhealth.gov/health_care/
Medicaid/
Phone: 1-800-541-2831
MINNESOTA – MedicaidNORTH CAROLINA – Medicaid

Website: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/
Click on Health Care, then Medical Assistance
Phone: 800-657-3739

Website: http://www.nc.gov
Phone: 919-855-4100
MISSOURI – MedicaidTEXAS – Medicaid
Website: http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/index.htm
Phone: 573-751-6944		Website: https://www.gethipptexas.com/
Phone: 1-800-440-0493
NORTH DAKOTA – MedicaidUTAH – Medicaid
Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/
Phone: 1-800-755-2604		Website: http://health.utah.gov/medicaid/
Phone: 1-866-435-7414
OKLAHOMA – MedicaidVERMONT– Medicaid
Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.org
Phone: 1-888-365-3742		Website: http://ovha.vermont.gov/
Telephone: 1-800-250-8427
OREGON – Medicaid and CHIPVIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP
Medicaid Website: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/index.shtml
Medicaid Phone: 1-800-359-9517
CHIP Website: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/app_benefits/
ohp4u.shtml
CHIP Phone: 1-800-359-9517		Medicaid Website: http://www.famis.org/
Medicaid Phone: 1-800-432-5924
CHIP Website: http://www.famis.org/
CHIP Phone: 1-866-873-2647
PENNSYLVANIA – MedicaidWASHINGTON – Medicaid

Website: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/partnersproviders/
medicalassistance/doingbusiness/003670053.htm
Phone: 1-800-644-7730

Website: http://ihrsa/sites/DCS/COB/default.aspx Phone: 1-800-562-6136
RHODE ISLAND – MedicaidWEST VIRGINIA – Medicaid
Website: www.dhs.ri.gov
Phone: 401-462-5300		Website: http://www.wvrecovery.com/hipp.htm
Phone: 304-342-1604
SOUTH CAROLINA – MedicaidWISCONSIN – Medicaid
Website: http://www.scdhhs.gov
Phone: 1-888-549-0820		Website: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/medicaid/publications/p-10095.htm
Phone: 1-800-362-3002
​WYOMING – Medicaid
​ Website: http://www.health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/index.html
Telephone: 307-777-7531


To see if any more States have added a premium assistance program since February 16, 2010, 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/ebsawww.cms.hhs.gov
1-866-444-EBSA (3272)1-877-267-2323, Ext. 61565