Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
If you or your children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP and you’re eligible for health coverage from your employer, your state may have a premium assistance program that can help pay for coverage, using funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs. If you or your children aren’t eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, you won’t be eligible for these premium assistance programs but you may be able to buy individual insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov.
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 Department of Labor at www.askebsa.dol.gov 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 January 31, 2023. Contact your State for more information on eligibility –
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ALABAMA – Medicaid |
ALASKA – Medicaid |
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Website: http://myalhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-692-5447 |
The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment Program Website: http://myakhipp.com/ Phone: 1-866-251-4861 Email: [email protected] Medicaid Eligibility: https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/default.aspx
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ARKANSAS – Medicaid |
CALIFORNIA – Medicaid |
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Website: http://myarhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-692-7447) |
Website: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program Phone: 916-445-8322 Fax: 916-440-5676 Email: [email protected]
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COLORADO – Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) & Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) |
FLORIDA – Medicaid |
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Health First Colorado Website: https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/ Health First Colorado Member Contact Center: 1-800-221-3943/ State Relay 711 CHP+: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/child-health-plan-plus CHP+ Customer Service: 1-800-359-1991/ State Relay 711 Health Insurance Buy-In Program (HIBI): https://www.mycohibi.com/ |
Website: https://www.flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/hipp/index.html Phone: 1-877-357-3268 |
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GEORGIA – Medicaid |
INDIANA – Medicaid |
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GA HIPP Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/health-insurance-premium-payment-program-hipp Phone: 678-564-1162, Press 1 GA CHIPRA Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/programs/third-party-liability/childrens-health-insurance-program-reauthorization-act-2009-chipra Phone: (678) 564-1162, Press 2
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Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults 19-64 Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/hip/ Phone: 1-877-438-4479 All other Medicaid Website: https://www.in.gov/medicaid/ Phone 1-800-457-4584 |
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IOWA – Medicaid and CHIP (Hawki) |
KANSAS – Medicaid |
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Medicaid Website: https://dhs.iowa.gov/ime/members Hawki Website: Hawki Phone: 1-800-257-8563 HIPP Website: https://dhs.iowa.gov/ime/members/medicaid-a-to-z/hipp HIPP Phone: 1-888-346-9562
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Website: https://www.kancare.ks.gov/ Phone: 1-800-792-4884 HIPP Phone: 1-800-766-9012 |
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KENTUCKY – Medicaid |
LOUISIANA – Medicaid |
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Kentucky Integrated Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (KI-HIPP) Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/member/Pages/kihipp.aspx Phone: 1-855-459-6328 Email: [email protected] KCHIP Website: https://kidshealth.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx Phone: 1-877-524-4718 Kentucky Medicaid Website: https://chfs.ky.gov
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Website: www.medicaid.la.gov or www.ldh.la.gov/lahipp Phone: 1-888-342-6207 (Medicaid hotline) or |
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MAINE – Medicaid |
MASSACHUSETTS – Medicaid and CHIP |
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Enrollment Website: https://www.mymaineconnection.gov/benefits/s/?language=en_US Phone: 1-800-442-6003 TTY: Maine relay 711 Private Health Insurance Premium Webpage: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/applications-forms Phone: 1-800-977-6740 TTY: Maine relay 711
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Website: https://www.mass.gov/masshealth/pa Phone: 1-800-862-4840 TTY: (617) 886-8102 |
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MINNESOTA – Medicaid |
MISSOURI – Medicaid |
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Phone: 1-800-657-3739
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Website: http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pages/hipp.htm Phone: 573-751-2005 |
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MONTANA – Medicaid |
NEBRASKA – Medicaid |
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Website: http://dphhs.mt.gov/MontanaHealthcarePrograms/HIPP Phone: 1-800-694-3084 Email: [email protected] |
Website: http://www.ACCESSNebraska.ne.gov Phone: 1-855-632-7633 Lincoln: 402-473-7000 Omaha: 402-595-1178
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NEVADA – Medicaid |
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Medicaid |
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Medicaid Website: http://dhcfp.nv.gov Medicaid Phone: 1-800-992-0900 |
Website: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/medicaid/health-insurance-premium-program Phone: 603-271-5218 Toll free number for the HIPP program: 1-800-852-3345, ext. 5218
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NEW JERSEY – Medicaid and CHIP |
NEW YORK – Medicaid |
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Medicaid Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ Medicaid Phone: 609-631-2392 CHIP Website: http://www.njfamilycare.org/index.html CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710 |
Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-541-2831 |
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NORTH CAROLINA – Medicaid |
NORTH DAKOTA – Medicaid |
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Website: https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/ Phone: 919-855-4100 |
Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/ Phone: 1-844-854-4825
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OKLAHOMA – Medicaid and CHIP |
OREGON – Medicaid |
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Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.org Phone: 1-888-365-3742 |
Website: http://healthcare.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx http://www.oregonhealthcare.gov/index-es.html Phone: 1-800-699-9075 |
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PENNSYLVANIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
RHODE ISLAND – Medicaid and CHIP |
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Website: https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/HIPP-Program.aspx Phone: 1-800-692-7462 CHIP Website: Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (pa.gov) CHIP Phone: 1-800-986-KIDS (5437)
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Website: http://www.eohhs.ri.gov/ Phone: 1-855-697-4347, or 401-462-0311 (Direct RIte Share Line) |
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SOUTH CAROLINA – Medicaid |
SOUTH DAKOTA – Medicaid |
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Website: https://www.scdhhs.gov Phone: 1-888-549-0820 |
Website: http://dss.sd.gov Phone: 1-888-828-0059
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TEXAS – Medicaid |
UTAH – Medicaid and CHIP |
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Website: http://gethipptexas.com/ Phone: 1-800-440-0493 |
Medicaid Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/ CHIP Website: http://health.utah.gov/chip Phone: 1-877-543-7669
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VERMONT– Medicaid |
VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
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Website: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program | Department of Vermont Health Access Phone: 1-800-250-8427 |
Website: https://www.coverva.org/en/famis-select https://www.coverva.org/en/hipp Medicaid/CHIP Phone: 1-800-432-5924 |
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WASHINGTON – Medicaid |
WEST VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
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Website: https://www.hca.wa.gov/ Phone: 1-800-562-3022 |
Website: https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/ Medicaid Phone: 304-558-1700 CHIP Toll-free phone: 1-855-MyWVHIPP (1-855-699-8447) |
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WISCONSIN – Medicaid and CHIP |
WYOMING – Medicaid |
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Website: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/p-10095.htm Phone: 1-800-362-3002 |
Website: https://health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid/programs-and-eligibility/ Phone: 1-800-251-1269
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To see if any other states have added a premium assistance program since January 31, 2023, or for more information on special enrollment rights, 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/agencies/ebsa www.cms.hhs.gov
1-866-444-EBSA (3272) Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.1-877-267-2323, Menu Option 4, Ext. 61565
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