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 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 Ask EBSA 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

Assistance paying employer health plan premiums by state (as of July, 31, 2018)

State	Contact
Alabama Medicated	Website Phone: 1-855-692-5447
Alaska Medicaid	The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment Program Website Phone: 1-866-251-4861 Email Medicaid Eligibility: Website
Georgia Medicaid	Click on Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Phone: 404-656-4507
Arkansas Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-692-7447)
Indiana Medicaid	Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults 19-64 Website Phone: 1-877-438-4479 All other Medicaid Website Phone: 1-800-403-0864
Colorado Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) & Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)	Health First Colorado Website Health First Colorado Member Contact Center: 1-800-221-3943/ State Relay 11 CHP+: Colorado.gov/HCPF/Child-Health-Plan-Plus CHP+ Customer Service: 1-800-359-1991/ State Relay 711
Iowa Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-257-8563
Kansas Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-785-296-3512
New Hampshire Medicaid	Website Phone: 603-271-5218 Hotline: NH Medicaid Service Center at 1-888-901-4999
Kentucky Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-635-2570
New Jersey Medicaid and CHIP	Medicaid Website Medicaid Phone: 609-631-2392 CHIP Website CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710
Louisiana Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-888-695-2447
New York Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-541-2831
Maine Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-442-6003 TIY: Maine relay 711
North Carolina Medicaid	Website Phone: 919-855-4100
Massachusetts Medicaid and CHIP	Website Phone: 1-800-862-4840
North Dakota Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-844-854-4825
Minnesota Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-657-3739
Oklahoma Medicaid and CHIP	Website Phone: 1-888-365-3742
Missouri Medicaid	Website Phone: 573-751-2005
Oregon Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-699-9075
Montana Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-694-3084
Pennsylvania Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-692-7462
Nebraska Medicaid	Website Phone: 855-632-7633 Lincoln: 402-473-7000 Omaha: 402-595-1178
Rhode Island Medicaid	Website Phone: 855-697-4347
Nevada Medicaid	Website Medicaid Phone: 1-800-992-0900
South Carolina Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-888-549-0820
South Dakota Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-888-828-0059
Washington Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-562-3022 ext. 15473
Texas Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-440-0493
West Virginia Medicaid	Website Toll-free phone: 1-855-MyWVHIPP (1-855-699-8447)
Utah Medicaid and CHIP	Medicaid Website CHIP Website Phone: 1-877-543-7669
Wisconsin Medicaid and CHIP	Website Toll-free phone: 1-800-362-3002
Vermont Medicaid	Website Phone: 1-800-250-8427
Wyoming Medicaid	Website Phone: 307-777-7531
Virginia Medicaid and CHIP	Medicaid Website Medicaid Phone: 1-800-432-5924 CHIP Phone: 1-855-242-8282

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

U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
1-866-444-EBSA

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
1-877-267-2323, Menu Option 4, Ext.61565

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