What is Child Health Plus?
There is no monthly premium for families whose income is less than 1.6 times the poverty level. That’s about $460 a week for a three-person family, about $560 a week for a family of four. Families with somewhat higher incomes pay a monthly premium of $9 or $15 a month per child, depending on their income and family size. For larger families, the monthly fee is capped at three children. If the family’s income is more than 2.5 times the poverty level, they pay the full monthly premium charged by the health plan. There are no co-payments for services under Child Health Plus, so you don’t have to pay anything when your child receives care through these plans. To see whether you’d have to pay a premium for coverage, try our easy Child Health Plus cost estimator (requires Javascript) or consult the Child Health Plus eligiblity tables.
New York State has a health insurance plan for kids, called Child Health Plus. Depending on your family’s income, your child may be eligible to join either Child Health Plus A (formerly Children’s Medicaid) or Child Health Plus B. Both Child Health Plus A and B are available through healthcare providers throughout the state, like WellCare. Enrolling in Child Health Plus is easy.
There is a new health insurance program only for children to assure that all of their health needs will be met from their newborn days through their teen years. This health insurance program is called Child Health Plus and it is for those children who are not eligible for Medicaid insurance and who do not receive health care services through another family health insurance program.
