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.
Child Health Plus offers comprehensive health coverage including:
- Well-child care
- Physical exams
- Immunizations
- Diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury
- X-ray and lab tests
- Outpatient surgery
- Emergency care
- Prescription and non-prescription drugs if ordered
- Inpatient hospital medical or surgical care
- Short-term therapeutic outpatient services (chemotherapy, hemodialysis)
- Limited inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcoholism and substance abuse, and mental health
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Speech and hearing
- Durable medical equipment
- Emergency ambulance transportation to a hospital
- Hospice
Both Child Health Plus A and B are available through dozens of providers throughout the state. Enrolling in Child Health Plus is easy. Call this toll-free number: 1-800-698-4KIDS (1-800-698-4543), and ask about Child Health Plus. Someone can help you determine which program your child is eligible for (Child Health A or Child health Plus B) and give you information on how to enroll.
If you would like someone to assist you in applying for either Child Health Plus A or Child Health Plus B, there are enrollers in your community who can help. These enrollers will help you fill out the application, collect the necessary documents, and select a health plan. In many cases, assistance is available during evenings and weekends. To learn the nearest location where application assistance is available, please call 1-800-698-4KIDS (1-800-698-4543). (If you are hearing impaired, call the TTY number, 1-877-898-5849.)
