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IMPORTANT Premium
NOTICES
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 July 31, 2022. Contact your State for more information on
eligibility –
ALABAMA – Medicaid
Website: http://myalhipp.com/
Phone: 1855-692-5447
CALIFORNIA – Medicaid
Website:
Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program
http://dhcs.ca.gov/hipp
Phone: 916-445-8322 / Fax: 916-440-5676
Email: hipp@dhcs.ca.gov
COLORADO – Health First Colorado
(Colorado’s Medicaid Program) & Child
Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
ALASKA – Medicaid
The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment Program
Website: http://myakhipp.com/
Phone: 1-866-251-4861
Email: CustomerService@MyAKHIPP.com
Medicaid Eligibility: https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/
Pages/default.aspx
Health First Colorado Website:
https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/
Health First Colorado Member Contact Center:
1-800-221-3943/ State Relay 711
CHP+: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/childhealth-plan-plus
CHP+ Customer Service: 1-800-359-1991/ State Relay
711
Health Insurance Buy-In Program (HIBI):
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/health- insurance-buy-program
HIBI Customer Service: 1-855-692-6442
ARKANSAS – Medicaid
Website: http://myarhipp.com/
Phone: 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-692-7447)
FLORIDA – Medicaid
Website:
https://www.flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/flmedica
idtplrecovery.com/hipp/index.html
Phone: 1-877-357-3268
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