Description

Provides health insurance through a Managed Care Plan (MCP) for children and pregnant women in low-income families. Services for children include hospital or acute illness care, well-child checkups, limited dental care, eyeglasses, prescribed medication, and immunizations. For pregnant mothers, will cover doctor visits before and for 12 months after delivery, prescriptions, and the delivery itself. Healthy Start includes Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Medicaid program is available to: • Insured or uninsured children (up to age 19) in families with income up to 156% of the federal poverty level. • Pregnant women in families with income up to 200% of the federal poverty level. The CHIP program is available to: • Uninsured children (up to age 19) in families with income up to 206% of the federal poverty level. Healthy Families is a Medicaid program available to: • Families with income up to 90% of the federal poverty level and a child younger than age 19

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