State Children's Health Insurance Plans (SCHIP) Consumer Web Sites

The federal State Children's Health Insurance Program, often known as SCHIP or simply as the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP matches federal funds with state funds to provide insurance exchange to families with children. The program is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The DHHS Web site can be accessed by clicking the logo to the right of this page.The programs are available to cover those with incomes that are too high to qualify for Medicaid coverage. These health plans are offered at a reduced cost or, in come cases, for free to those who qualify. Details vary for each state. Some plans cover children only, others cover entire families. Coverage details, premium rates and eligibility requirements are updated frequently.

Information of SCHIP is available locally through most schools or pediatric offices and also online at each state's Web site. The listings below will help provide access to the SCHIP programs and links to other resources that can help with affordable children's health insurance. 

Alabama ALL Kids
Alaska Denali KidCare
Arizona KidsCare
Arkansas ARKids First
California Healthy Families
Connecticut Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth (HUSKY)
Delaware Healthy Children Program
DC Healthy Families
Florida KidCare
Georgia PeachCare
Hawaii Covering Kids
Idaho Idaho Child
Illinois All Kids
Indiana Children's health Insurance Plan
Iowa hawk-i
Kansas Health Wave
Kentucky Kids' Health
Louisiana LaCHIP
Maine Office of Integrated Access and Support
Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP)
Massachusetts Childrens Medical Security Plan (CMSP)
Michigan MIChild
MinnesotaCare
Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Plan
Missouri HealthNet for Kids (MHK)
Montana Healthy Montana Kids
Nebraska Kids Connection
Nevada Check Up
New Hampshire Healthy Kids (NHHK)
New Jersey FamilyCare
New Mexico New Mexikids
New York Child Health Plus
North Carolina Health Choice for Children (NCHC)
North Dakota Children's Health Insurance Plan
Ohio Healthy Start
Oklahoma SoonerCare
Oregon Health Plan
Pennsylvania Children's Health Insurance Plan
Rhode Island RIte Care
South Carolina Healthy Connections
South Dakota Children's Health Insurance Plan
Tennessee CoverKids
Texas CHIP | Children's Medicaid
Utah Children's Health Insurance Plan
Vermont Green Mountain Care
Virginia FAMIS
Washington Children's Health Insurance Program
West Virginia CHIP
Wisconsin BadgerCare Plus
Wyoming Kid Care CHIP

These state-sponsored health plans and their Web sites change occasionally. If you discover an error in the listings please send an e-mail to let us know.

Other children's health insurance resources:

• Foundation for Health Coverage Information - This Web site is a great source of referrals to community health plans other than commercial insurance.
• State Insurance Departments - Select your state from the home page at Freedom Benefits for the link to your State Insurance Department's health insurance resources. Each state controls the details of its own Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) and may offer additional or supplementary health plan choices for low income families.
• Commercial Insurance - Some commercial insurers like Celtic Insurance Company offer reasonably priced policies in most states that are specifically designed for children with or without coverage on a parent. OnlineAdviser service may be able to help with other choices listed on your state health insurance exchange Web page here at Freedom Benefits.

 Opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Freedom Benefits Association or any other person, company or entity mentioned. Information is from sources believed to be true, but cannot be guaranteed.