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Premium Assistance Under

Medicaid & CHIP

If you or your children are eligible for Medicaid how to apply. If you qualify, ask your state if
or CHIP and you’re eligible for health coverage it has a program that might help you pay the
from your employer, your state may have a premiums for an employer-sponsored plan.
premium assistance program that can help pay
for coverage, using funds from their Medicaid If you or your dependents are eligible for
or CHIP programs. If you or your children aren’t premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP,
eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, you won’t be as well as eligible under your employer plan,
eligible for these premium assistance programs your employer must allow you to enroll in
but you may be able to buy individual insurance your employer plan if you aren’t already
coverage through the Health Insurance enrolled. This is called a “special enrollment”
Marketplace. For more information, visit www. opportunity, and you must request coverage
healthcare.gov. within 60 days of being determined
eligible for premium assistance. If you have
If you or your dependents are already enrolled questions about enrolling in your employer
in Medicaid or CHIP and you live in a State plan, contact the Department of Labor at
listed below, contact your State Medicaid or www.askebsa.dol.gov or call 1-866-444-EBSA
CHIP office to find out if premium assistance is (3272).
available.
If you live in one of the following states,
If you or your dependents are NOT currently you may be eligible for assistance paying
enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and you think you your employer health plan premiums.
or any of your dependents might be eligible for The following list of states is current as of
either of these programs, contact your State July 31, 2020. Contact your State for more
Medicaid or CHIP office or dial 1-877-KIDS information on eligibility.
NOW or www.insurekidsnow.gov to find out

State Website Contact
Alabama - Medicaid http://myalhipp.com/ 1-855-692-5447
Alaska - Medicaid The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment 1-866-251-4861
Program http://myakhipp.com/ Email:
Medicaid Eligibility: http://dhss.alaska.gov/ CustomerService@
dpa/Pages/medicaid/default.aspx MyAKHIPP.com
Arkansas - Medicaid http://myarhipp.com/ 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-
692-7447)
Colorado – Health Health First Colorado Health First Colorado
First Colorado (CO https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/ Member Contact Center:
Medicaid Program) CHP+: 1-800-221-3943/ State
& Child Health Plan Colorado.gov/HCPF/Child-Health-Plan-Plus Relay 711
Plus (CHP+) CHP+ Customer Service:
1-800-359-1991/State
Relay 711
Florida - Medicaid http://flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/hipp/ 1-877-357-3268

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