Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
If you or your dependents are already enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and you live in a State listed below, 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, 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, ask your state if it has a program that might help you pay the premiums for an employer-sponsored plan.
If you or your dependents are eligible for premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP, as well as eligible under your employer plan, your employer must allow you to enroll in your employer plan if you aren’t already enrolled. This is called a “special enrollment” opportunity, and you must request coverage within 60 days of being determined eligible for premium assistance. If you have questions about enrolling in your employer plan, contact the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration or call 1-866-444-EBSA (3272).
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 July 31, 2018. Contact your State for more information on eligibility.
ALABAMA | ALASKA |
Website: myalhipp.com Phone: 1-855-692-5447 | Website: myakhipp.com/ Phone: 1-866-251-4861 Medicaid: dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/medicaid/default.aspx |
ARKANSAS | COLORADO |
Website: myarhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-692-7447 | Medicaid Website: www.healthfirstcolorado.com/ Medicaid Phone: 1-800-221-3943 CHIP Website: www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/child-health-plan-plus CHIP Phone: 1-800-359-1991 |
FLORIDA | GEORGIA |
Website: flmedicaidtplrecovery.com Phone: 1-877-357-3268 | Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/third-party-liability/health-insurance-premium-payment-program-hipp Phone: (678) 564-1162, ext. 2131 |
INDIANA | IOWA |
Healthy Indiana Plan for adults 19-64 Website: www.in.gov/fssa/hip/ Phone: 1-877-438-4479 All other Medicaid Website: www.in.gov/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-403-0864 | Website: dhs.iowa.gov/hawki Phone: 1-800-257-8563 |
KANSAS | KENTUCKY |
Website: www.kdheks.gov/hcf/Medicaid/ Phone: (785) 296-3512 | Website: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/Pages/default.aspx Phone: 1-800-635-2570 |
LOUISIANA | MAINE |
Website: ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/subhome/1 Phone: 1-888-695-2447 | Website: www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/ Phone: 1-800-442-6003 |
MASSACHUSETTS | MINNESOTA |
Website: www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth Phone: 1-800-862-4840 | Website: mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/seniors/health-care/health-care-programs/programs-and-services/medical-assistance.jsp Phone: 1-800-657-3739 |
MISSOURI | MONTANA |
Website: dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pages/hipp.htm Phone: (573) 751-2005 | Website: dphhs.mt.gov/MontanaHealthcarePrograms/HIPP Phone: 1-800-694-3084 |
NEBRASKA | NEVADA |
Website: dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/General-Medicaid-Information.aspx Phone: 855-632-7633 Lincoln: (402) 473-7000 Omaha: (402) 595-1178 | Website: dhcfp.nv.gov/Pgms/CPT/HIPP/ Phone: 1-800-992-0900 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY |
Website: www.dhhs.nh.gov/ombp/medicaid/index.htm Phone: 603-271-5218 NH Medicaid Service Center: 1-888-901-4999 | Medicaid Website: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/ Medicaid Phone: (609) 631-2392 CHIP Website: www.njfamilycare.org CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710 |
NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA |
Website: www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-541-2831 | Website: medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/ Phone: (919) 855-4100 |
NORTH DAKOTA | OKLAHOMA |
Website: www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/ Phone: 1-844-854-4825 | Website: www.insureoklahoma.org/ Phone: 1-888-365-3742 |
OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA |
Website: healthcare.oregon.gov Phone: 1-800-699-9075 | Website: www.dhs.pa.gov/providers/Providers/Pages/Medical/HIPP-Program.aspx Phone: 1-800-692-7462 |
RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA |
Website: www.eohhs.ri.gov/ Phone: 855-697-4347 | Website: www.scdhhs.gov/ Phone: 1-888-549-0820 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | TEXAS |
Website: dss.sd.gov/medicaid/default.aspx Phone: 1-888-828-0059 | Website: hhs.texas.gov/services/financial/health-insurance-premium-payment-hipp-program Phone: 1-800-440-0493 |
UTAH | VERMONT |
Medicaid Website: medicaid.utah.gov/ CHIP Website: chip.health.utah.gov/ Phone: 1-877-543-7669 | Website: www.greenmountaincare.org/ Phone: 1-800-250-8427 |
VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON |
Website: www.coverva.org/hipp/ Medicaid Phone: 1-800-432-5924 CHIP Phone: 1-855-242-8282 | Website: www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/program-administration/premium-payment-program Phone: 1-800-562-3022 ext 15473 |
WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN |
Website: mywvhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-699-8447 | Website: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/index.htm Phone: 1-800-362-3002 |
WYOMING | |
Website: wymedicaid.portal.conduent.com/ Phone: (307) 777-7531 |
To see if any other states have added a premium assistance program since July 31, 2018, or for more information on special enrollment rights, contact either:
Employee Benefits Security Administration
www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa
1-866-444-EBSA (3272)
www.cms.gov
1-877-267-2323, Menu Option 4, Ext 61565
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